Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, a Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty to ransomware attacks on the University of Vermont Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic, costing the health system over $30 million. He was involved in cybercriminal activity using malware such as Zeus and IcedID, with significant financial losses and disruption to patient care. Healthcare organizations are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, impacting patient outcomes and financial costs.
Threat Actors Leveraging AES Cryptography For Payload Protection
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has revealed multiple sophisticated malware campaigns using advanced encryption and code virtualisation techniques to avoid detection. Attackers are employing the
