Health IT Security November 16, 2023
BlackSuit ransomware shares many traits with Royal ransomware and the now defunct Conti ransomware group, both of which targeted the healthcare sector.
HC3 issued an analyst note regarding BlackSuit ransomware, a relatively new group that appears to be similar to the Royal ransomware family and its notorious predecessor, Conti ransomware. HC3 warned that the group “will likely be a credible threat” to the healthcare sector.
“Discovered in early May 2023, BlackSuit’s striking parallels with Royal, the direct successor of the former notorious Russian-linked Conti operation, potentially places the group with one of the most active ransomware groups in operation today,” the analyst note stated.
“Both Royal and the now defunct Conti are known to have aggressively targeted the HPH sector,...
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