The Akira ransomware variant has majorly hit over 250 organizations globally and extracted around $42m in ransoms, per an advisory released by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The ransomware, first written in C++ and later updated in Rust, has evolved strategically to elude detection and enhance encryption capabilities. The FBI and CISA have escalated their efforts to counter Akira ransomware and encourage organizations to report incidents.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services settles class action lawsuit over 2019 data breach – TEISS
Presbyterian Healthcare Services has settled a class action lawsuit relating to a 2019 data breach. The breach enabled hackers to potentially access patients’ data.
