New Ransomware Group Claiming Connection to REvil Gang Surfaces

[TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( June 11, 2021 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [New Ransomware Group Claiming Connection to REvil Gang Surfaces]( "Prometheus" is the latest example of how the ransomware-as-a-service model is letting new gangs scale up operations quickly. ['Fancy Lazarus' Criminal Group Launches DDoS Extortion Campaign]( The group has re-emerged after a brief hiatus with a new email campaign threatening a DDoS attack against businesses that don't pay ransom. [Healthcare Device Security Firm COO Charged With Hacking Medical Center]( Vikas Singla, chief operating officer of security firm that provides products and services to the healthcare industry, faces charges surrounding a cyberattack he allegedly conducted against Duluth, Ga.-based Gwinnett Medical Center. [Cyber Is the New Cold War & AI Is the Arms Race]( Continual cyberattacks have pushed us into a new kind of Cold War, with artificial intelligence the basis of this new arms race. 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