CISA & FBI ADVISORY

AA24-060A: ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware Deployment Targeting Healthcare Organizations

Published: 2024-02-29 • Issuing Agency: CISA & FBI • Official CISA Release ↗

Key Facts

  • Official advisory designation: AA24-060A.
  • Published on 2024-02-29 by CISA & FBI.
  • Directly connected to 2 prosecution records in this library.

Referenced Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)

CVE-2024-21412

Related Primary Court Cases

alleged 2024-02-21

ALPHV / BlackCat Ransomware Attack on Change Healthcare

Devastating ransomware attack and data extortion of Change Healthcare (UnitedHealth Group) that paralyzed medical billing, prescription processing, and healthcare provider reimbursement nationwide.

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convicted 2024-02-21

Change Healthcare Ransomware Outage (ALPHV / BlackCat)

Nationwide healthcare billing and pharmacy clearinghouse paralyzed by an ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware deployment. Threat actors gained initial access through an unmonitored Citrix portal server lacking multi-factor authentication, exfiltrating 6 terabytes of protected health data and forcing a 350 Bitcoin ($22 million) extortion payout amidst an estimated $3+ billion systemic recovery cost.

3 techniques View case →