Personal Data of Rhode Island Residents Breached in Large Cyberattack - An “international cybercriminal group” harvested the personal data of potentially hundred... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/us/cyberattack-rhode-island-ribridges-snap-medicaid.html #healthinsuranceandmanagedcare #deloittetouchetohmatsultd #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #computersecurity #healthsourceri #identitytheft #rhodeisland #ribridges #privacy

4 Things You Need to Know About Health Care Cyberattacks - Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change Healthcare, regulat... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/health/cyber-attack-unitedhealth-hospital-patients.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #changehealthcaretechnologiesinc #healthinsuranceandmanagedcare #electronichealthrecords #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #unitedhealthgroupinc #your-feed-healthcare #medicineandhealth #hospitals

Justice Dept. Dismantles a Major Ransomware Operation - The department said it had successfully prevented victims from having to pay $130 million... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/us/politics/justice-department-ransomware-hive.html #federalbureauofinvestigation #computersandtheinternet #cyberattacksandhackers #cyberwarfareanddefense #extortionandblackmail #justicedepartment #europol

Companies Linked to Russian Ransomware Hide in Plain Sight - Cybersecurity experts tracing money paid by American businesses to Russian ransomware gan... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/world/europe/ransomware-russia-bitcoin.html #federationtowers(moscowrussia) #evilcorp(russianhackinggroup) #cyberwarfareanddefense #darkside(hackinggroup) #extortionandblackmail #politicsandgovernment #recordedfutureinc #computersecurity #virtualcurrency #moscow(russia)

A Rare Win in the Cat-and-Mouse Game of Ransomware - A team of private security sleuths, in their first public detailing of their efforts, dis... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/technology/ransomware-emsisoft-blackmatter.html #cybersecurityandinfrastructuresecurityagency #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #computersecurity #emsisoftltd #blackmatter

Russia Influences Hackers but Stops Short of Directing Them, Report Says - The arrangement allows the Russian government some plausible deniability for attacks, res... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/us/politics/russia-ransomware-hackers.html #unitedstatesinternationalrelations #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #espionageandintelligenceservices #cyberwarfareanddefense #federalsecurityservice #extortionandblackmail #revil(hackinggroup) #recordedfutureinc #dokuchaevdmitrya #russia

Kaseya, the tech firm hit by ransomware, gets the key to unlock its customers’ data. - Kaseya said the key was “effective at unlocking victims.” How the company obtained the ke... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/22/technology/kaseya-ransomware-decryptor.html #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #revil(hackinggroup) #bidenjosephrjr #putinvladimirv

REvil, Hacking Group Behind Major Ransomware Attack, Disappears - REvil, blamed for some of the most audacious attacks on the United States, suddenly canno... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/us/politics/russia-hacking-ransomware-revil.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #shutdowns(institutional) #cyberwarfareanddefense #extortionandblackmail #revil(hackinggroup) #putinvladimirv #bidenjosephrjr #russia

Biden Warns Putin to Act Against Russian Ransomware Group - Mr. Biden’s phone call appeared to be a pointed ultimatum to stop the hackers, who have a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/us/politics/biden-putin-ransomware-russia.html #unitedstatesdefenseandmilitaryforces #unitedstatesinternationalrelations #cyberwarfareanddefense #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #revil(hackinggroup) #bidenjosephrjr #putinvladimirv #unitedstates #russia

Up to 1,500 businesses could be affected by a cyberattack carried out by a Russian group. - “It totally sucks,” said the chief executive of the software company Kaseya, which was co... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/technology/kaseya-cyberattack-ransomware-revil.html #homelandsecuritydepartment #computersandtheinternet #cyberattacksandhackers #cyberwarfareanddefense #extortionandblackmail #revil(hackinggroup) #computersecurity #putinvladimirv #psakijenniferr #emsisoftltd

Hundreds of Businesses, From Sweden to U.S., Affected by Cyberattack - In Sweden, a grocery chain temporarily closed its doors after the attack. Some companies ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/technology/cyberattack-businesses-ransom.html #computersandtheinternet #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #revil(hackinggroup) #computersecurity #kaseya

Kaseya, a Software Provider, Investigates Potential Cyberattack - At least eight companies have been affected, and some were asked for $5 million in ransom... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/technology/kaseya-a-software-provider-investigates-potential-cyberattack.html #computersandtheinternet #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #revil(hackinggroup) #computersecurity #kaseya

Bitcoin Is Actually Traceable, Pipeline Investigation Shows - The F.B.I.’s recovery of Bitcoins paid in the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack showed ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/technology/bitcoin-untraceable-pipeline-ransomware.html #bankingandfinancialinstitutions #federalbureauofinvestigation #computersandtheinternet #cyberattacksandhackers #blockchain(technology) #darkside(hackinggroup) #extortionandblackmail #colonialpipelineco #bitcoin(currency) #searchandseizure

U.S. Seizes Share of Ransom From Hackers in Colonial Pipeline Attack - Investigators traced 75 Bitcoins worth more than $4 million through nearly two dozen cryp... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/us/politics/pipeline-attack.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #federalbureauofinvestigation #shutdowns(institutional) #cyberattacksandhackers #cyberwarfareanddefense #darkside(hackinggroup) #extortionandblackmail #revil(hackinggroup) #colonialpipelineco #bitcoin(currency) #russia

Are We Waiting for Everyone to Get Hacked? - It’s been almost a decade since Leon Panetta, then the secretary of defense, warned of an... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/business/leon-panetta-cyber-attacks.html #usfederalgovernmentdatabreach(2020) #infrastructure(publicworks) #computersandtheinternet #cyberwarfareanddefense #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #colonialpipelineco #computersecurity #panettaleonv #unitedstates #saudiaramco #russia #china #iran

Irish Hospitals Are Latest to Be Hit by Ransomware Attacks - Hospitals in Ireland, New Zealand and Scripps Health in San Diego are reeling from digita... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/technology/ransomware-attack-ireland-hospitals.html #computersandtheinternet #cyberattacksandhackers #darkside(hackinggroup) #healthserviceexecutive #extortionandblackmail #colonialpipelineco #computersecurity #microsoftcorp #hospitals #ireland

Colonial Pipeline Paid Roughly $5 Million in Ransom to Hackers - The payment clears the way for gas to begin flowing again, but it risks emboldening other... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/us/politics/biden-colonial-pipeline-ransomware.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #infrastructure(publicworks) #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #unitedstatescybercommand #nationalsecuritycouncil #cyberattacksandhackers #americanautomobileassn #extortionandblackmail #colonialpipelineco #pipelines

Colonial Pipeline paid 75 Bitcoin, or roughly $5 million, to hackers. - Colonial Pipeline preemptively shut down its pipeline operations on Friday after its syst... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/technology/colonial-pipeline-ransom.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #computersandtheinternet #darkside(hackinggroup) #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #pipelines

Pipeline Hack Points to Growing Cybersecurity Risk for Energy System - Energy infrastructure has increasingly come under assault, and analysts said the attack t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/climate/pipeline-ransomware-hack-energy-grid.html #cybersecurityandinfrastructuresecurityagency #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #greenhousegasemissions #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #colonialpipelineco #computersecurity #globalwarming #pipelines

Colonial Pipeline: A Vital Artery for Fuel - Growing domestic production of oil and gas has led to reduced refining capacity in the No... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/business/colonial-pipeline-ransomware.html #infrastructure(publicworks) #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #darkside(hackinggroup) #cyberattacksandhackers #extortionandblackmail #colonialpipelineco #computersecurity #unitedstates #pipelines