May 17, 2024 at 05:35PM
Summary:
– Black Basta ransomware operation breached over 500 organizations worldwide from April 2022 to May 2024, causing disruption at Ascension Healthcare.
– Inc Ransomware attempted to sell its source code for $300,000, while Phorpiex botnet conducted LockBit Black ransomware campaigns.
– MediSecure in Australia suffered a large-scale ransomware data breach.
Note: The summary captures the key events and highlights of the week in 49 words.
Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways are as follows:
– The Black Basta ransomware operation has breached over 500 organizations worldwide since its launch in April 2022, with a significant impact on Ascension Healthcare. Affiliates of Black Basta have continued to perpetrate breaches up until May 2024.
– The Conti ransomware operation experienced a data breach, leading to its dissolution and the formation of new groups or individual ransomware operations, such as Black Basta.
– Ransomware activity extended beyond Black Basta, with incidents involving Inc Ransomware, Phorpiex botnet phishing attacks leading to LockBit Black ransomware campaigns, and the sale of INC Ransom source code.
– Challenges in dealing with ransomware attacks were reported, including incidents involving the Embargo cyber-extortion group, new ransomware variants such as STOP ransomware appending various file extensions, and the exploitation of MS-SQL to deploy the Mallox ransomware.
– The crackdown on ransomware activities included the sanctions and charges against a Russian man associated with the LockBit ransomware group, and joint guidance from the NCSC and various insurance industry bodies to help organizations mitigate the impact of ransomware attacks.
– Notable ransomware-related security incidents occurred, such as the data breach at Firstmac Limited and Nissan North America, as well as the sentencing of a developer associated with Tornado Cash cryptocurrency tumbler for his involvement in money laundering activities.
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