Change Healthcare Cyberattack Exposed Data From Over 100 Million People

Change Healthcare Cyberattack Exposed Data From Over 100 Million People

Threat actors accessed the data of 100 million people in the February breach of Change Healthcare, the U.S. Office for Civil Rights showed on Oct. 22. The hack, information about which was revealed in June, could affect up to one-third of Americans. It has proven to be one of the most significant cyberattacks of the year and shows how ransomed data can lead to physical harms such as belated delivery of essential medication. What was…

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Ransomware Cheat Sheet for 2024: What Is Ransomware?

Ransomware Cheat Sheet for 2024: What Is Ransomware?

Ransomware is arguably the most high-profile security threat of the moment. Cybercriminals across the world are demanding money from victims by holding their devices and data hostage. This type of attack, in which data is encrypted or claimed to be and victims are prompted to pay for the key to restore access, has been growing rapidly since 2013 and is now one of the most common types of malware. TechRepublic’s cheat sheet about ransomware is…

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BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware Site Seized in International Takedown Effort

BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware Site Seized in International Takedown Effort

The ransomware group, which has distributed ransomware to more than 1,000 victims, reportedly recovered control of its website on Tuesday. Learn how to defend against ransomware. Image: Adobe/igor.nazlo On Dec. 19, the Department of Justice announced the FBI had been working on a disruption campaign against the ransomware group known as ALPHV, Noberus or BlackCat that resulted in the seizure of several of the group’s websites, visibility into their network and a decryption tool that…

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