- August and September showed a sharp increase in ransomware activity, with those months accounting for 26% and 18% of reported ransomware incidents in the last half year, respectively.
- Akira, Qilin, and INC Ransomware represented 65%
Industrial Sector Prime Target of Ransomware Attacks in Q2
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
Dragos issued its Industrial Ransomware Analysis for Q2 on August 14, 2024. The analysis shows that ransomware attacks significantly increased in Q2, with many ransomware groups disrupted by law enforcement rebranding themselves into new groups. For instance, BlackCat became inactive in March 2024 after being targeted by law enforcement in late 2023 but “recalibrated their…
HC3 Issues Threat Reports on Qilin + MoveIt
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Posted in Cybersecurity
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) provides timely updates to the health care sector on cybersecurity threats and mitigation. In the last several weeks, HC3 has issued two alerts worth paying close attention to if you are in the health care sector.
The first, issued on June 18, 2024, warns of Qilin, aka Agenda…