LoanDepot hit by BlackCat (ALPHV) Ransomware Gang

#StopRansomware: ALPHV Blackcat - The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are releasing this joint CSA to disseminate known IOCs and TTPs associated with the ALPHV Blackcat ransomware as a service identified through FBI ...
1 year ago Cisa.gov

10 Best Ransomware Protection Tools - 2025 - It protects devices from ransomware and other cyber threats using advanced threat intelligence, behavioral analysis, and cloud-based technology. It monitors and prevents ransomware assaults on personal files and automatically restores encrypted ...
1 month ago Cybersecuritynews.com

ALPHV claims cyberattacks on Prudential Financial, LoanDepot The Register - The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group is claiming responsibility for attacks on both Prudential Financial and LoanDepot, making a series of follow-on allegations against them. Neither company has had any of their stolen data leaked at this stage, ...
1 year ago Go.theregister.com

The Week in Ransomware - Earlier this month, the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation suffered a five-day disruption to their Tor data leak and negotiation sites, rumored to be caused by a law enforcement action. The FBI revealed this week that they hacked the BlackCat/ALPHV ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com LockBit Akira Noescape

FBI: ALPHV ransomware raked in $300 million from over 1,000 victims - The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has made over $300 million in ransom payments from more than 1,000 victims worldwide as of September 2023, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In the joint advisory published today in collaboration ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com LockBit Noescape

ALPHV ransomware claims loanDepot, Prudential Financial breaches - The ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent network breaches of Fortune 500 company Prudential Financial and mortgage lender loanDepot. The two companies were added to ALPHV's dark web leak site today, with the threat ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com

US mortgage lender loanDepot confirms ransomware attack - Leading U.S. mortgage lender loanDepot confirmed today that a cyber incident disclosed over the weekend was a ransomware attack that led to data encryption. LoanDepot is a major nonbank mortgage lender in the United States, with over $140 billion in ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com Akira

BlackCat Ransomware Raises Ante After FBI Disruption - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation disclosed today that it infiltrated the world's second most prolific ransomware gang, a Russia-based criminal group known as ALPHV and BlackCat. The FBI said it seized the gang's darknet website, and released ...
1 year ago Krebsonsecurity.com

LockBit ransomware now poaching BlackCat, NoEscape affiliates - The LockBit ransomware operation is now recruiting affiliates and developers from the BlackCat/ALPHV and NoEscape after recent disruptions and exit scams. Last week, the NoEscape and the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation's Tor websites suddenly ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com LockBit Noescape

Waiting for the BlackCat rebrand - We saw another ransomware operation shut down this week after first getting breached by law enforcement and then targeting critical infrastructure, putting them further in the spotlight of the US government. While the Tor onion domain seizure was a ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com Medusa Cuba STORMOUS

FBI disrupts Blackcat ransomware operation, creates decryption tool - The Department of Justice announced today that the FBI successfully breached the ALPHV ransomware operation's servers to monitor their activities and obtain decryption keys. On December 7th, BleepingComputer first reported that the ALPHV, aka ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com LockBit Noescape

BlackCat ransomware uses new 'Munchkin' Linux VM in stealthy attacks - The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation has begun to use a new tool named 'Munchkin' that utilizes virtual machines to deploy encryptors on network devices stealthily. Manchkin enables BlackCat to run on remote systems or encrypt remote Server ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com

Guardians of Finance: loanDepot Confronts Alleged Ransomware Offensive - Among the leading lenders in the United States, loanDepot has confirmed that the cyber incident it announced over the weekend was a ransomware attack that encrypted data. In the United States, LoanDepot is one of the biggest nonbank mortgage lenders. ...
1 year ago Cysecurity.news

Feds Snarl ALPHV/BlackCat Ransomware Operation - After nearly two weeks of speculation, the US Department of Justice has claimed credit for the takedown of ALPHV/BlackCat leak sites and infiltrating the ransomware group's network. Experts speculate this could be a wrap for the ransomware group just ...
1 year ago Darkreading.com

ALPHV ransomware site outage rumored to be caused by law enforcement - A law enforcement operation is rumored to be behind an outage affecting ALPHV ransomware gang's websites over the last 30 hours. The ALPHV negotiation and data leak sites suddenly became unavailable yesterday and continue to remain down today. ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com Ragnar Locker

Feds seize AlphV/BlackCat domain but gang powers on The Register - The US Justice Department is passing a decryptor to more than 500 victims of AlphV/BlackCat's ransomware following a disruption campaign. It believes the decryptor, which will allow victims to recover from ransomware for free, will prevent $68 ...
1 year ago Go.theregister.com

The Week in Ransomware - Today's column brings you two weeks of information on the latest ransomware attacks and research after we skipped last week's article. BleepingComputer has learned that some of the BlackCat/ALPHV affiliates are not buying the explanation and have ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com LockBit Qilin Noescape

US offers up to $15 million for tips on ALPHV ransomware gang - The U.S. State Department is offering rewards of up to $10 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang leaders. An additional $5 million bounty is also available for tips on individuals ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com

Law enforcement seizes ALPHV/Blackcat sites, offers decryptor to victims - The US Justice Department announced today a disruption campaign against the Blackcat/ALPHV ransomware group and let victims know that there is a decryptor they can use. Over the past 18 months, ALPHV/Blackcat has emerged as the second most prolific ...
1 year ago Helpnetsecurity.com

Law Enforcement Reportedly Behind Takedown of BlackCat/Alphv Ransomware Website - The official leak website of the notorious ransomware group known as BlackCat and Alphv has been offline for days and law enforcement is believed to be behind the takedown. The Tor-based BlackCat/Alphv leak site has been inaccessible since December ...
1 year ago Securityweek.com LockBit

FBI Disrupts BlackCat Ransomware Threat Group Activity - The U.S. Justice Department announced on December 19th that the Federal Bureau of Investigations had disrupted the BlackCat ransomware threat group's activity. The FBI offered a decryption tool to more than 500 affected victims. They also encourage ...
1 year ago Heimdalsecurity.com

DOJ Seizes Ransomware Site as BlackCat Threatens More Attacks - U.S. law enforcement agencies said they shut down the online operations of the notorious Russia-linked BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service group and developed a decryption tool that will help more than 500 victims regain access to their encrypted data ...
1 year ago Securityboulevard.com

ALPHV/BlackCat Ransomware Gang Targets Businesses Via Google Ads - The notorious ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware has been observed using Google Ads to distribute malware. The gang, responsible for the $100m MGM Resorts breach and leaking sensitive images of breast cancer patients, has expanded its attack methods to ...
1 year ago Infosecurity-magazine.com

Healthcare giant Henry Schein hit twice by BlackCat ransomware - American healthcare company Henry Schein has reported a second cyberattack this month by the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang, who also breached their network in October. Henry Schein is a Fortune 500 healthcare products and services provider with ...
1 year ago Bleepingcomputer.com

LockBit is Recruiting Members of ALPHV/BlackCat and NoEscape Ransomware Outfit - Recruiting affiliates and developers from the troubled BlackCat/ALPHV and NoEscape ransomware operations is one of the calculated steps being taken by the LockBit ransomware group. An ideal opportunity emerged for LockBit to expand its network due to ...
1 year ago Cysecurity.news LockBit Noescape