The year 2024 saw a series of devastating ransomware attacks and data breaches. The HealthCorps network had 5.6 million patient records compromised by the Conti ransomware group. MetroLink’s sensitive customer data was breached by the Lazarus Group. BluePeak financial had 2.3 million customer records exposed after a former employee and hacker group REvil infiltrated the systems. The e-commerce giant eComX had 110 million customer accounts exposed by REvil. Lastly, multinational financial firm GlobalBank was targeted by BlackCat ransomware, affecting 30 institutions across 50 countries.
North Korean hackers target new malware at software developers
North Korean hackers are using a campaign called “Contagious Interview” to target software developers with fake job ads to install malware, according to Palo Alto