Vice Society, who are the hackers who hit the ABI
Hacker attack. Cyber pirates of the Vice Society ransomware group attacked the association representing Italian banks (ABI): online screenshot with confidential bank details and credit card numbers. All the details
There is Vice Society behind the hacker attack on ABI, the Italian Banking Association chaired by Antonio Patuelli.
The website and internal network suffered a breach by the ransomware group Vice Society, Adnkronos first reported .
The encrypted data, for which a ransom is demanded as stated in an ad posted by the hackers themselves, were shown online through screenshots. These contain sensitive financial information and confidential documents including credit card numbers, medical certificates and the association's budget statements, as well as staff entry and exit stamps or, among others, the specifications of the electronic devices used. disposition of employees.
Vice Society is one of the newest groups of hackers using ransomware (software that locks PCs for subsequent ransom demand).
According to Zdnet , the gang debuted in June 2021. It became "famous" by attacking hospitals and leaking patient information in the United States. According to cybersecurity researchers at Cisco Talos, Vice Society is known for being "quick to exploit new security vulnerabilities to help ransomware attacks" and frequently exploits Windows PrintNightmare vulnerabilities during attacks.
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THE POSITION OF ABI
The ABI, the Association said in a note , “has been the recipient of cyber attacks since February. The complaints were presented to the Postal Police and the competent Authorities. The Association has already activated all the actions for its own protection and that of the personnel data and adopted all the measures for the further security of the infrastructures and data ".
WHO IS BEHIND VICE SOCIETY
According to Techmonitor , Vice Society began carrying out attacks in mid-2021.
The group appears to possess a high level of technical expertise: its malware is able to remain on systems undetected. “We have seen them take care to disable and clear system logs to hide their tracks during their attacks,” explains Martin Lee of Cisco Talos.
ALL THE PREVIOUS GOALS
The group has claimed responsibility for attacks on several school districts, including the Manhasset Union Free School District on Long Island and health workers such as the United Health Centers in San Joaquin Valley, California.
In addition, the group of hackers targeted several hospitals – Eskenazi Health, Waikato DHB and Center Hospitalier D'Arles. As Zdnet explains, ransomware groups are increasingly targeting hospitals due to the numerous sensitive information.
In January of this year, Vice Society claimed responsibility for an attack on the Spar supermarket chain.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/vice-society-chi-sono-gli-hacker-che-hanno-colpito-labi/ on Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:19:00 +0000.