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For the past week-and-a-half, UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare business has been undergoing a cyberattack, which has impacted the ability of some pharmacies to fill prescriptions in a timely manner. Now the company is finally addressing who the enemy is.The Blackcat ransomware group—which also goes by ALPHV or Noberus—has been identified as the party responsible for the hack, Change Healthcare confirmed Thursday.“Our experts are working to address the matter and we are working closely with law enforcement and leading…

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has successfully disrupted the notorious Blackcat ransomware group, also known as ALPHV or Noberus. This follows the DOJ’s investigation into Apple’s alleged anti-competitive practices. After hitting Henry Schein with two major ransomware attacks in less than two months, the hacking collective targeted over 1,000 computer networks and extorted millions of dollars from victims. Thankfully, the DOJ’s intervention has halted the operation at least up to some extent, and the DOJ has noted…

The US Department of Justice says it has disrupted the Blackcat ransomware group. Also called ALPHV or Noberus, the hackers have targeted over 1,000 computer networks and extorted millions of dollars from victims. Bloomberg reports its members were known for speaking Russian. “In disrupting the BlackCat ransomware group, the Justice Department has once again hacked the hackers,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco wrote in a DOJ news release.The FBI says it developed a decryption tool, which it has used to help over…

The US healthcare giant Henry Schein has faced its second major cyberattack since October. The ransomware group BlackCat has claimed responsibility for the attacks. It was first on October 15 that ALPHV (AKA Black Cat) announced it had targeted Henry Schein. The ransomware group said it was ready to negotiate with the healthcare giant over the stolen data. Henry Schein allegedly refused to negotiate and was targeted again on November 22. As per Henry Schein’s announcement, the “threat actor from the previously disclosed…

Reddit hackers have reportedly threatened to leak 80GB of data stolen from the company in a data breach earlier this year. A ransomware attack targeted the company in February after an employee's credentials were phished, and the data that was exfiltrated could be leaked online if the hacker's demands are not met. Notably, aside from a ransom amount for the files stolen from the company, the ransomware group has also demanded that Reddit reverse controversial changes to its application programming interface (API) that…

Ransomware group BlackCat has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Reddit in February and is now demanding a $4.5 million payment to prevent it from publishing 80GB of data that it claims to have stolen from the site. But that’s not all, as the group, which is also known as ALPHV, is insisting that Reddit also reverse the API price changes that have caused so much controversy just recently. In a message posted by the group this week, the perpetrator said: “We are very confident that Reddit will not pay any…