The healthcare and public health sector is warned of a probable attack by NoEscape, a ransomware threat group presumed to have risen from defunct Russian gang Avaddon. The warning, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3), advises healthcare providers to implement standard measures against ransomware attacks. NoEscape, first seen in May, has targeted various industries, with over 30% of victims being based in North America.

Hackers are selling counterfeit phones with crypto-stealing malware
Kaspersky has identified thousands of low-cost Android smartphones sold online that come with preinstalled malware programmed to steal cryptocurrency details. The devices are infected with