Microsoft and a group of cybersecurity firms received help from the courts with the extensive takedown Thursday of a notorious hacking tool that had been co-opted by cybercriminals to target hospitals and healthcare systems.
Microsoft and a group of cybersecurity firms received help from the courts with the massive takedown Thursday of a notorious hacking tool that had been co-opted by cybercriminals to target hospitals and healthcare systems.
Ransomware families associated with the cracked copies of Cobalt Strike"have been linked to more than 68 ransomware attacks impacting healthcare organizations in more than 19 countries around the world," , costing hospital systems"millions of dollars in recovery and repair costs, plus interruptions to critical patient care services including delayed diagnostic, imaging and laboratory results, canceled medical procedures and delays in delivery of chemotherapy treatments.
At least two infamous Russian-speaking ransomware gangs — Conti and LockBit — are listed among the 16 defendants, according to a court order obtained by CBS News. Friday's legal move marks rare action by a tech leader to target malicious hackers' tools and tactics with a court authorized order. Spearheaded by Microsoft's 35-person Digital Crime Unit, researchers began devising the legal strategy more than one year ago in conjunction with Fortra and H-ISAC.
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