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The Missouri Delta Medical Center has confirmed that they suffered a ransomware attack last week, and the Hive cybercrime group is claiming responsibility. While the infection vector has not yet been disclosed, Hive has successfully used malicious emails in the past for incursion purposes.

AV-Test declared Acronis Cyber Protect a clear leader in endpoint protection for MSPs in a recent comparative test. The report analyzed Acronis Cyber Protect 15, Fortinet (Forticlient 7), N-able (Managed Antivirus 6.6) and Webroot (SecureAnywhere Business 9) on Windows 10 Professional.

Cobalt Strike, a legitimate tool used by security researchers for penetration testing, has been found in the wild supporting Linux-based attacks.

Two months after shutting down, the notorious ransomware gang REvil seems to have resumed its operations.

September's Patch Tuesday is here, and brings quite a few important security updates. In addition to the 85 patches for 37 products released by Microsoft, Apple has patched five vulnerabilities, and Google has fixed nine security holes in their Chrome browser.

Olympus Corporation, the Japan-based manufacturer of optical and digital camera equipment, has announced that they are investigating a cyberattack. The BlackMatter ransomware gang is suspected to be responsible.

LifeLong Medical Care, a health and social services provider based in California, has informed around 115,000 individuals of a ransomware attack resulting in a data breach. Arizona-based Desert Wells Family Medicine sent similar notifications to about 35,000 patients.