Updated on 2022-11-14
CERT-UA confirmed that Russian hacktivists, tracked as UAC-0118, compromised multiple Ukrainian organizations with the new Somnia ransomware strain. Read more: Ukraine says Russian hacktivists use new Somnia ransomware
Updated on 2022-11-13: Somnia ransomware
Ukraine’s CERT team has released details and IOCs about a new strain of ransomware—named Somnia—deployed in recent attacks against Ukrainian organizations. CERT-UA officials said they linked the malware to a group of Russian hackers known as FRwL (aka Z-Team), which the agency tracks as UAC-0118. Read more: Інформація щодо кібератак групи UAC-0118 (FRwL) з використанням шкідливої програми Somnia (CERT-UA#5185)
Overview
A data breach at New York-based anesthesia management services company Somnia affected the personal details of 430,000 people from 20 anesthesiology practices. Read more: Vendor Hack Tied to 20 Anesthesiology Practice Breaches
Alex Lim
Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook
