FBI warns US hospitals they may be hit by BlackCat ransomware, so be on their guard

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), together with the FBI and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is warning hospitals and other healthcare organizations in the country to be wary of ALPHV (BlackCat).

Earlier this week, the security agencies updated their advisory that helps organizations combat ransomware, saying that since mid-December 2023 the ALPHV ransomware operators (also known as BlackCat) have mostly been targeting firms in the healthcare sector.