Cybercriminals are exploiting news of Ross Ulbricht’s pardon by U.S President Trump, duping users via a Telegram channel into running malware-infected PowerShell scripts. A disguised captcha or verification process leads users to download a PowerShell script and a ZIP file containing files like identity-helper.exe, a suspected Cobalt Strike loader used for remote access and launching ransomware or data theft campaigns. This comes after Ulbricht, founder of the infamous Silk Road dark web marketplace, was released from prison.
Change Healthcare Breach Impacted 190 Million Americans
Last year’s ransomware attack on the Change Healthcare business of UnitedHealth impacted nearly 190 million people, roughly double the initial estimate. The biggest medical-related data
