#BitcoinPayment

Change Healthcare attack latest: ALPHV bags $22M in Bitcoin amid affiliate drama

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March 4, 2024 at 04:08PM ALPHV/BlackCat, responsible for the Change Healthcare cyberattack, received over $22 million in Bitcoin, potentially a ransomware payment. UnitedHealth Group declined to confirm if ransom was paid. Change Healthcare’s systems were affected, disrupting services for 70,000+ American pharmacies and hospitals. The gang may have stolen the $22 million from their affiliates. … Read more

Bungled ransomware raid targeting WS_FTP servers demanded just 0.018 BTC

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October 13, 2023 at 02:22PM Security researchers have discovered the first ransomware campaign targeting organizations using a vulnerability in Progress Software’s WS_FTP Server. The campaign, carried out by the “Reichsadler Cybercrime Group,” demanded a ransom of 0.018 Bitcoin (approximately $500) to recover encrypted files. Sophos’s product prevented the download of the ransomware payload, and patches … Read more