Healthcare Innovation March 16, 2023
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center published a threat profile on the Russian-speaking ransomware group, Black Basta—the group is possibly linked to Conti and has already attacked several health and public health sector organizations
On March 15, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) published a threat profile on the Russian-speaking Black Basta ransomware group. The group was first spotted in 2022 and is known for its double extorsion ransomware attacks. The group executes ransomware, but also exfiltrates sensitive data, operating a cybercrime marketplace to publicly release it, should a victim fail to pay a ransom.
The profile says that “The threat group’s prolific targeting of at least 20 victims in its first two weeks of operation indicates that it...