Large healthcare and public sector organizations are continuing to get hit by attackers wielding Lorenz ransomware, cybersecurity experts warn.
“It is used to target larger organizations in what is called ‘big-game hunting,’ and publishes data publicly as part of pressuring victims in the extortion process,” according to a new security alert from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“Relatively little is known about Lorenz as compared to many other ransomware operators,” says HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center, or HC3.
Security experts say Lorenz appears to be wielded by a single group, as well as to be a human-operated ransomware operation.
