Lazarus Group Targets Healthcare Orgs with Medusa Ransomware

North Korean hackers deploy new malware to extort US health care sector

North Korean cybercriminals have adopted commercially available malware to expand their extortion campaigns against the U.S. health care sector, according to cybersecurity researchers. DPRK actors operating under the Lazarus Group umbrella organization used the Medusa ransomware in an attack on a target in the Middle East, U.S. cybersecurity firms Symantec and Carbon Black said in […] The post North Korean hackers deploy new malware to extort US…

Lazarus Group targets healthcare orgs with Medusa ransomware

: New ransomware of choice, same critical targets

North Korean Lazarus group linked to Medusa ransomware attacks

North Korean state-backed hackers associated with the Lazarus threat group are targeting U.S. healthcare organizations in extortion attacks using the Medusa ransomware.

North Korean Lazarus Group Adopts Medusa Ransomware in Global Attacks

Lazarus Group is now using Medusa ransomware in attacks on healthcare and social services, signaling a move toward profit-focused cybercrime.

North Korea's Lazarus Group targets healthcare orgs with Medusa ransomware

New ransomware of choice, same critical targets North Korea’s Lazarus Group appears to have added another tool to its kit. It has begun using Medusa ransomware in extortion attacks targeting at least one US healthcare organization and an unnamed victim in the Middle East, according to Symantec and Carbon Black threat hunters.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: North Korea’s Lazarus Group targ…

Lazarus Group Uses Medusa Ransomware in Middle East and U.S. Healthcare Attacks

The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group (aka Diamond Sleet and Pompilus) has been observed using Medusa ransomware in an attack targeting an unnamed entity in the Middle East, according to a new report by the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team. Broadcom's threat intelligence division said it also identified the same threat actors mounting an unsuccessful attack against a healthcare