Blackcat

Two Americans Sentenced to Prison for ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware Attacks

| | Blackcat, Cyber threats and incidents, Cybersecurity, Ransomware
What happened Two American cybersecurity professionals were sentenced to four years each in federal prison on April 30, 2026, for carrying out ransomware attacks against US businesses using the ALPHV BlackCat ransomware ...
CISO Whisperer
Ransom Tales: Volume VI — Throwback Edition! Emulating Ryuk, Conti, and BlackCat Ransomware

Ransom Tales: Volume VI — Throwback Edition! Emulating Ryuk, Conti, and BlackCat Ransomware

| | adversary emulation, Blackcat, Conti, Ransomware, Ryuk
On July 22, 2025, AttackIQ introduced Ransom Tales, an initiative focused on routinely emulating the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the prolific ransomware families currently dominating the threat landscape. Each ...
AttackIQ
medusa, Snowflake data breach hacker arrested

Ransom Payments Fell 35% in 2024 After LockBit, BlackCat Takedowns

| | Blackcat, BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware, Chainalysis, Lockbit, ransom payments, Ransomware
Law enforcement actions, better defenses, and a refusal by victims to pay helped to reduce the amount of ransoms paid in 2024 by $35%, a sharp decline from the record $1.25 billion ...
Security Boulevard
An adorable kitten

100 MILLION Americans in UnitedHealth PII Breach

| | 2fa, 2FA policies, 2FA/MFA, ALPHV, ALPHV ransomware, Blackcat, BlackCat ransomware, BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware, Change Healthcare, HIPAA, hipaa laws, hipaa rule, MFA, multi-factor authenication, Multi-Factor Authentication, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), multi-factor-auth, Multifactor Authentication, multifactorauthentication, Ransomware, SB Blogwatch, Steven Martin, two-factor-authentication.2fa, UHG, UnitedHealth
Not cute: $UNH’s Change Healthcare unit paid a big ransom—its IT was as weak as a kitten ...
Security Boulevard
ransomware, attacks, resilience, cyber, ransomware, report

Ransomware Surge Exploits Cybersecurity Gaps Caused by M&A

| | Blackcat, IT Security, MA, Ransomware
Evolving threat actor tactics are capitalizing on business and technology consolidation to launch widespread ransomware attacks and requiring organizations to rethink how to address new vulnerabilities to stay secure and resilient ...
Security Boulevard

A(nother) Ransomware Saga with a Twist

| | Blackcat, cyberattack, healthcare, Linux & Open Source News, ransomware attack
The healthcare sector has once again found itself at the center of a storm. On February 21, Change Healthcare, a titan in healthcare support services, suffered a devastating cyberattack by the notorious ...
TuxCare

Response to the Revised CISA Advisory (AA23-353A): #StopRansomware: ALPHV BlackCat

| | #StopRansomware, adversary emulation, ALPHV, Blackcat, Broad-Based Attacks, CISA Alert
AttackIQ has released an update to the BlackCat ransomware emulation in response to the recent revision of the CISA Advisory (AA23-353A) which disseminates Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures ...
AttackIQ
John Oliver

Reddit Ransomware Raid Redux: BlackCat/ALPHV Demands $4.5M

| | ALPHV ransomware, Blackcat, BlackCat ransomware, Breach, Privacy, Ransomware, reddit, Reddit breach, SB Blogwatch
And now, this: John-Oliver-pics protest won’t change Reddit policy, but will ransom demand work? ...
Security Boulevard
Bad Luck: BlackCat Ransomware Bulletin

Bad Luck: BlackCat Ransomware Bulletin

| | Blackcat, Ransomware, threat detection, Threat Hunting, threats
Blackcat Ransomware On April 19th of 2022, the FBI Cyber Division released a flash bulletin regarding the Blackcat ransomware-for-hire. This was met with mixed reactions - some found the ransomware to be ...
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