Newsletter Archive - "eCrime.ch Ransomware Highlights"

For 2025-06-15
Article language: in English - Industry: Travel Arrangements - Organisation/company: Zoomcar Holdings, Inc.
2025-06-13 Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. Cybersecurity Incident | Board Cybersecurity
2025-06-15
On June 9, 2025, Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) identified a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to its information systems. The Company became aware of the incident after certain employees received external communications from a threat actor alleging unauthorized access to Company data. Upon discovery, the Company promptly activated its incident response plan.

Based on preliminary findings, the Company determined that an unauthorized third party accessed a limited dataset containing certain personal information of a subset of approximately 8.4 million users, including names, phone numbers, car registration numbers, personal addresses and email addresses associated with such users. At this time, there is no evidence that financial information, plaintext passwords, or other sensitive identifiers were compromised.
Article language: in English - Industry: Aviation and Aerospace - Organisation/company: WestJet Group Inc.
Advisory: Cybersecurity incident | WestJet official site
2025-06-15
WestJet is aware of a cybersecurity incident involving internal systems and the WestJet app, which has restricted access for several users. We have activated specialized internal teams in cooperation with law enforcement and Transport Canada to investigate the matter and limit impacts.
Article language: in English - Industry: Government Administration - Organisation/company: Albemarle County, VA
Dollars or data likely motivated Albemarle County cyber incident, UVA expert says
2025-06-14
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - It started with an alert on Thursday, June 12, that the county’s internet was down, followed by the admission that actually, a cyber security incident was ongoing since earlier this week.

Albemarle County has since revealed to 29News the internet was intentionally shut off, at the direction of cybersecurity and IT experts.

In a statement sent to 29News, a spokesperson with Albemarle County said it was working with cybersecurity experts and state and federal law enforcement to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

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Article language: in English - Industry: Hospitals and Health Care - Organisation/company: Parmanand Multi-Superspeciality Hospital, NKS Superspeciality Hospital
India News | Delhi Police Launches Probe into Cyberattack on Servers of 2 Hospitals | LatestLY
2025-06-13
New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) The Delhi Police has launched an investigation into a cyber attack on the servers of two hospitals in the city, police sources said on Friday.

According to the sources, servers of two hospitals -- Parmanand Multi-Superspeciality Hospital in Civil Lines and NKS Superspeciality Hospital in Gulabi Bagh -- were hacked on June 11, which was reported to the police immediately.
Actor/variant: Qilin - Article language: in English - Industry: Hospitals and Health Care - Organisation/company: Palawan Medical Mission Group Multipurpose Cooperative
Coop Hospital confirms probe into reported cyberattack
2025-06-13
Coop Hospital confirms probe into a reported cyberattack, says services remain normal as it works with authorities to assess breach.

The Palawan Medical Mission Group Multipurpose Cooperative (PMMGPMC), operator of the Coop Hospital in Puerto Princesa City, confirmed Thursday night that it is investigating a reported ransomware attack allegedly carried out by the cybercriminal group Qilin.
The confirmation came in a public advisory following claims that Qilin, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that has been active since at least 2022, has released sensitive patient data online.
PMMGPMC, acknowledged that a third-party monitoring group had alerted them to the breach, prompting them to launch a forensic investigation.

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Article language: in English - Industry: Hospitals and Health Care - Organisation/company: NHS Professionals Ltd.
Never Disclosed, Significant Breach at NHSP Possibly Leaked Data - TechNadu
2025-06-13
A serious cybersecurity incident at NHS Professionals (NHSP), the U.K. government-owned staffing organization for the National Health Service, has come to light. Investigators revealed that in May 2024, cybercriminals compromised NHSP’s systems.

Using tools like WinRM and Cobalt Strike, the attackers gained access to NHSP's domain administrator level, ultimately exfiltrating the AD database along with every user’s hashed credentials.
Actor/variant: Anubis - Article language: in English
Anubis: A Closer Look at an Emerging Ransomware with Built-in Wiper | Trend Micro (US)
2025-06-13
A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group has emerged and has been making a name for itself in 2025. Anubis is a recently identified group that sets itself apart by partnering encryption with more destructive capabilities—wiping directories which severely impact chances of file recovery. Given its brief history and use of a multi-layered extortion model, Anubis has all the markings of an evolving and flexible RaaS operation.

Trend Research has observed specific command line operations for these destructive actions, including attempts to change system settings and wipe directories. This entry takes a closer look into these capabilities.
Article language: in English
Ransomware Actors Exploit Unpatched SimpleHelp Remote Monitoring and Management to Compromise Utility Billing Software Provider | CISA
2025-06-12
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is releasing this advisory in response to ransomware actors leveraging unpatched instances of a vulnerability in SimpleHelp Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) to compromise customers of a utility billing software provider. This incident reflects a broader pattern of ransomware actors targeting organizations through unpatched versions of SimpleHelp RMM since January 2025.

SimpleHelp versions 5.5.7 and earlier contain several vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-57727—a path traversal vulnerability.1 Ransomware actors likely leveraged CVE-2024-57727 to access downstream customers’ unpatched SimpleHelp RMM for disruption of services in double extortion compromises.
Article language: in English - Industry: Insurance - Organisation/company: Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Philadelphia Insurance Companies facing ‘major’ ransomware attack, sources say, as company hit by outage
2025-06-12
Philadelphia Insurance Companies’ (PHLY) staff remain offline for the third straight day on Thursday, as the company ordered employees not to access the insurer’s network, as multiple cyber sources confirmed that it is dealing with a “major” ransomware event.
Article language: in English - Industry: Government Administration
EXCLUSIVE: Paraguay Says It Won’t Pay Ransomware Group For Stolen Citizenship Data | OCCRP
2025-06-12
Paraguay says it will not pay off cybercriminals who obtained personal data potentially affecting every citizen. The group is threatening to make the data public if the government doesn’t pay $7.4 million by June 13.

“The government never negotiates with these types of actors,” Gustavo Villate, Minister of Technology and Information, told OCCRP

A group calling itself Brigada Cyber PC has posted a ransom message to Paraguayans on the so-called “darknet,” an online space where criminals flog drugs, weapons and other illicit items and services.

“We have record on EVERY citizen, every person residing in Paraguay,” the group said.
Article language: in English - Industry: Education
Jeonbuk National University, Ewha Womans University slapped with surcharges for data leaks
2025-06-12
The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced on Thursday that it had decided to slap penalty surcharges of 623 million won ($459,000) on Jeonbuk National University and 343 million won on Ewha Womans University.

On July 28, 2024, the personal information of over 320,000 students and graduates of Jeonbuk National University was leaked. The university said that the names, phone numbers, email addresses and other details of students and graduates had been exposed in the breach.

According to PIPC’s investigation results, the university’s information security system has been susceptible to breaches and hacking attempts since its initial development in 2010, and preventative measures had not been taken appropriately, constituting a violation of the Obligation of Security Measures under the Personal Information Protection Act.
Actor/variant: Fog - Article language: in English - Industry: Financial Services
Fog Ransomware: Unusual Toolset Used in Recent Attack
2025-06-12
A May 2025 attack on a financial institution in Asia saw the Fog ransomware deployed, alongside an unusual toolset, including some dual-use and open-source pentesting tools we have not observed being used in ransomware attacks previously.

The attackers used a legitimate employee monitoring software called Syteca (formerly Ekran), which is highly unusual and not something we have seen used in a ransomware attack chain before. They also deployed several open-source pentesting tools – GC2, Adaptix, and Stowaway – which are not commonly used during ransomware attacks.

Also notable in this attack was that, a few days after the ransomware was deployed, the attackers created a service to establish persistence. This is an unusual step to see in a ransomware attack, with malicious activity usually ceasing on a network once the attackers have exfiltrated data and deployed the ransomware, but the attackers in this incident appeared to wish to retain access to the victim’s network.

The attackers were on the target’s network for about two weeks before they deployed the ransomware.
Article language: in English
Shared Intel Helps Law Enforcement Disrupt Ransomware Groups
2025-06-12
With increased law enforcement takedowns disrupting major threat actor infrastructure, the dynamics of ransomware have shifted. Magnus Jelen, lead director of incident response for the U.K. and EMEA at Coveware/Veeam, said law enforcement efforts have become a critical factor in reducing threat actor confidence and capacity.

"If you look back a few years, we've seen more and more law enforcement activities and law enforcement taking down some of these threat actor groups," Jelen said. "Companies who get affected by ransomware, we encourage them to share what they can with law enforcement, because they could be helping the next company down the road."
Article language: in English - Industry: Government Administration - Organisation/company: Thomasville, N.C.
Thomasville investigating cyber incident in city's computer network
2025-06-12
Thomasville Assistant City Manager Eddie Bowling says the problem was discovered Monday around 1 o’clock in the afternoon, and the city's IT department immediately took action to contain the situation.

City officials say it’s not clear if any sensitive information has been accessed or compromised. A team of investigators has gathered to look into how this happened and who is responsible. They’re also trying to figure out how much of the system has been affected by this cyber incident.

Some systems may see a temporary disruption while the network is being fixed and the investigation continues.
Article language: in English - Industry: Judiciary - Organisation/company: Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office
Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office Targeted in Cyber Attack - Operations Limited - Grice Connect
2025-06-11
A cyber attack targeting the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office early Wednesday morning was successfully intercepted thanks to newly implemented 24/7 IT monitoring, preventing major data loss. All office locations will remain closed for up to five days for investigation and recovery, with limited staff access to email and court appearances during that time.

During the 6:00 AM hour this morning, the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office was the target of a cyber attack.
Actor/variant: Eraleignews - Article language: in English - Industry: Consumer Services - Organisation/company: AMI Group of Companies Ltd.
Cybersecurity Alert - AMI Group of Companies
2025-06-10
It is our corporate responsibility to inform you that has been identified as a target of a sophisticated orchestrated by a known international threat group

This was not a minor breach This is a highlevel cyber threat and this incident was officially brought to our attention by the who made direct contact with us this morning The has confirmed that our company was listed on a ransomware groups threat site leading them to formally recognize as a victim of a highlevel cyber incident
Article language: in English - Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
Health-ISAC Heartbeat flags surge in ransomware, VPN exploits across healthcare systems - Industrial Cyber
2025-06-10
A continuous trend of cybersecurity incidents and data breaches impacting health sector organizations over the past year has been disclosed in the First Quarter 2025 Health-ISAC Heartbeat. While ransomware events saw a slight decrease in the third quarter of 2024, ransomware events continued to trend upward for the fourth quarter and into the first quarter of this year. VPN provider vulnerabilities and compromised credentials remained a consistent theme that caused risk for organizations.

Health-ISAC provided 220 Targeted Alerts to specific Health-ISAC member organizations with potentially vulnerable infrastructure to help teams mitigate actively exploited vulnerabilities.
Article language: in English - Industry: Technology, Information and Internet - Organisation/company: Yes 24 Co., Ltd.
YES24 battles ransomware access issues, assures no personal data leak - CHOSUNBIZ
2025-06-10
For the second consecutive day, the internet bookstore YES24 has been identified as having suffered a ransomware hacking incident, causing access issues on its website and application.

The access error occurred around 4 a.m. on the 9th. After the incident, YES24 initiated security measures and reported to relevant authorities, including the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), while also analyzing the cause of the incident and assessing any damage.
Article language: in English - Industry: Government Administration - Organisation/company: Iowa County, WI
Welcome to the Official Website of Iowa County, WI - Iowa County Cyber Incident
2025-06-10
On April 28, 2025, we detected suspicious activity within the County’s computer network. Immediate steps were taken to secure our systems, including disconnecting critical infrastructure and launching a full-scale investigation. We are working closely with industry-leading cybersecurity experts to determine the nature and scope of the incident, and have also notified law enforcement to ensure a comprehensive response.

What Happened
We identified unauthorized activity in our network and acted quickly to contain it. Our top priority remains protecting the integrity of the County’s systems and the sensitive data we are entrusted to safeguard.

As part of our investigation, we confirmed that this was a ransomware attack.

While our investigation continues, we want to be transparent with the public about what we know so far and the steps we are taking to restore services securely.
Article language: in English - Industry: Spectator Sports - Organisation/company: British Horseracing Authority
BHA believed to be latest organisation to be hit by a cyber attack | Racing Post
2025-06-10
The BHA has become the latest organisation to fall victim to a cyber attack, it is understood.

British racing's governing body said on Monday it had begun investigating what it described as an "IT incident" and that law enforcement authorities were among those informed about the event. It said the incident had not affected the delivery of race meetings, which would continue to take place as normal.

The attack is believed to have been identified at the end of last week, and staff based at the BHA's head office in London have been asked to work remotely while the incident is being investigated. That investigation is still in its early stages and it is expected to take some time to determine what has taken place and to restore the BHA's systems.
Article language: in English
Ninety per cent of local firms pay ransomware demands, report finds
2025-06-10
Despite years of warnings from authorities, more than 90 per cent of Australian organisations targeted by ransomware in the past year chose to pay the attacker's ransom demands, according to new research released today.

The findings come from Rubrik Zero Labs' annual report, The State of Data Security in 2025: A Distributed Crisis, which paints a sobering picture of local cybersecurity preparedness and resilience. Based on interviews with more than 1,600 IT and security leaders across 10 countries - including Australia - the report highlights serious vulnerabilities in how organisations defend and recover from attacks.

One of the most concerning statistics in the Australian data is that 91 per cent of security leaders surveyed admitted their organisation paid a ransom to recover data or stop an attack during the past year.
Actor/variant: RansomHub - Article language: in English - Industry: Banking - Organisation/company: Patelco Credit Union
Patelco Settles Class Action Cyberhack Suit for $7.25 million
2025-06-09
Nearly a year after a ransomware attack paralyzed Patelco Credit Union, a class action against the nonprofit financial cooperative has been settled for $7.25 million. More than 1 million accounts were affected by the breach.

Dublin-based Patelco has reached a settlement with 12 named plaintiffs in Alameda County Superior Court, said Scott Edward Cole, an Oakland consumer lawyer for Cole & Van Note representing the account holders.

Cole said the plaintiffs are waiting for the court to formally approve the settlement so the documents can be sent to other members of the class after a hearing scheduled for June 10.

Settlement terms include creating a $7.25 million fund to be shared by victims affected by the ransomware attack and system shutdown of Patelco that lasted for more than two weeks last summer.
Article language: in English - Industry: Insurance - Organisation/company: Erie Indemnity Co.
Network Outage | Erie Insurance
2025-06-09
A network outage impacting ERIE systems continues. All available resources are working to restore access as soon as possible. Policyholders who need to start a claim can get in touch with their agent or contact ERIE's First Notice of Loss team. Online Account and Customer Care are not yet operational for billing and coverage additions. We will continue to provide status updates as information becomes available.
Actor/variant: DarkGaboon - Article language: in English
New hacker group uses LockBit ransomware variant to target Russian companies | The Record from Recorded Future News
2025-06-09
A financially motivated cybercrime group dubbed DarkGaboon has been targeting Russian companies in a series of ransomware attacks, researchers have found.

The group was first identified by Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies in January, but researchers have traced its operations back to 2023. Since then, DarkGaboon has targeted Russian organizations across various sectors, including banking, retail, tourism and public services.

In its latest campaign this spring, DarkGaboon was observed deploying LockBit 3.0 ransomware against victims in Russia, Positive Technologies said in a report last week.
Article language: in English - Industry: Food and Beverage Services - Organisation/company: United Natural Foods, Inc.
UNFI Systems Update | United Natural Foods
2025-06-09
We have identified unauthorized activity in our systems and have proactively taken some systems offline while we investigate. As soon as we discovered the activity, an investigation was initiated with the help of leading forensics experts and we have notified law enforcement. We are assessing the unauthorized activity and working to restore our systems to safely bring them back online. As we work through this issue, our customers, suppliers, and associates are our highest priority. We are working closely with them to minimize disruption as much as possible.