Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, a group with ties to the Kremlinβs Sandworm unit, is crossing lines even that notorious cyberwarfare unit wouldnβt dare to.
A cybercriminal gang called RansomHub claims to be selling highly sensitive patient information stolen from Change Healthcare following a ransomware attack by another group in February.
Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US governmentβs reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass.
Plus: Apple warns iPhone users about spyware attacks, CISA issues an emergency directive about a Microsoft breach, and a ransomware hacker tangles with an unimpressed HR manager named Beth.
Change Healthcare ransomware hackers already received a $22 million payment. Now a second group is demanding money, and it has sent WIRED samples of what they claim is the company's stolen data.
Plus: Microsoft scolded for a βcascadeβ of security failures, AI-generated lawyers send fake legal threats, a data broker quietly lobbies against US privacy legislation, and more.
As βP4x,β Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it canβand shouldβadopt his methods.
The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code.
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Multiple university departments linked to the Clinical School Computing Service have been inaccessible for a month. The university has not revealed the nature of the βmalicious activity.β