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Healthcare firms targeted by all-new ransomware strain

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A new ransomware strain was seen targeting healthcare firms NailaoLocker targets are mostly located in Europe The encryptor was very basic, but still poses a threat Healthcare organizations in Europe are being targeted by a never-before seen ransomware strain called NailaoLocker, experts have warned. Cybersecurity researchers Orange Cyberdefense revealed the threat actors distributing NailaoLocker are most likely of Chinese origin. They are apparently abusing a high-severity vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways to enumerate and extract password hashes for all local accounts. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-24919, and was patched in May 2024. Diversion “Due to the fact all…

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