CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit hospitals in the US, has seemingly been hit by a cyberattack. The organization faced a disruption of its IT systems that led to some delays in patient care.

The infamous Hive ransomware gang has been busy lately. Just in the last week, they've claimed responsibility for four new victims.

On June 22, 2022, CNCERT IoT Threat Research Team and NSFOCUS FuYingLab monitored a new botnet that was attacking IoT devices. Naming the threat ‘RapperBot,’ researchers found more than 5,000 compromised hosts, but no attack commands were spotted. In analyzing samples, cybersecurity analytics found similarities with Mirai Bot, whose source code has been leaked.

Leading hospitality company InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (also known as IHG Hotels & Resorts) has been impacted by a cyberattack. The hotel group's APIs are down and showing 502 and 503 HTTP errors, while customers are unable to log into their accounts.

A new Instagram phishing campaign has been discovered, attempting to scam users of the popular social media platform by luring them with the offer of a coveted "blue badge" — official verification of the user's profile. As part of the alleged verification process, users are asked to reveal their password and other sensitive information, all of which is sent directly to the attacker.

The LockBit ransomware gang has announced that it is working to take its operation to the triple-extortion level. The gang is now looking to add DDoS as an extortion tactic on top of encrypting data and exfiltrating it (to threaten future leaks).

Baker & Taylor, the world's largest distributor of books to libraries worldwide, confirmed it's still working on restoring systems after being hit by ransomware more than a week ago. With an annual revenue of $4.6 billion, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based firm currently services more than 5,000 public and academic libraries.