Healthcare sector warned of ALPHV BlackCat ransomware after surge in targeted attacks
What’s happened? The US government warned healthcare organizations about the risk of being targeted by the ALPHV BlackCat ransomware after a surge in attacks. I thought ALPHV BlackCat had been taken down by the cops? Well remembered. Shortly before Christmas, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had disrupted the gang’s operations and seized decryption keys to help hundreds of victims unlock their files without paying a ransom. So what’s gone wrong? I’m afraid ALPHV BlackCat came back. In fact, within hours of the DOJ’s announcement, the ransomware gang said it had “unseized”…
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Source:TripWire – Graham Cluley