Becker's Healthcare August 30, 2024
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency alongside the FDA and Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center released a new warning Aug. 28 about Iran-based ransomware attacks against U.S.-based entities, including healthcare organizations.
The warning details cyber actors from Iran, including Pioneer Kitten, UNC757, Parasite, Rubidium and Lemon Sandstorm, using ransomware attacks to gain access to IT networks and cause issues. The organizations’ tactics are similar to Iran-based threat actor activities CISA warned of on Sept. 15, 2020.
The Iranian threat actors hack into U.S.-based organizations and collaborate with Russian-linked ransomware groups to execute attacks. The affiliated ransomware groups include BlackCat, which claimed responsibility for the Change Healthcare ransomware attack earlier this year.
Likely the threat actors aren’t sanctioned by the...
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