Tag: #RansomwareAttack
UnitedHealth has confirmed to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that the Change Healthcare breach in February 2024 compromised the data of 100 million Americans. This disclosure, officially posted on HHS’s data breach portal on October 24, marks the most extensive healthcare-related data breach to date. While the scale is unprecedented in the […]
Nearly a month after a ransomware attack, the Port of Seattle and the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) are still working to restore all systems. The attack, which occurred three weeks ago, severely impacted critical infrastructure and continues to cause disruptions to internal operations. In the immediate aftermath, port and airport officials, alongside U.S. law enforcement […]
Two Russian nationals have confessed to their roles in numerous LockBit ransomware attacks, which targeted victims in the United States and worldwide. The Justice Department announced on Thursday that Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, a Russian national, and Mikhail Vasiliev, a dual Canadian/Russian national, were affiliates of LockBit’s ransomware-as-a-service operation. Affiliates like Vasiliev and Astamirov identified and breached […]