Last Week in Ransomware: 11.18.2024

Weekly ransomware briefing: Halliburton reported a $35M impact after a ransomware incident attributed to RansomHub; a MOVEit vulnerability (CVE-2023-34362) enabled a large-scale data exfiltration by an actor named Nam3L3ss affecting 1,000+ organizations (with possible CL0P involvement); BBS Financial disclosed a ransomware-related data breach exposing sensitive consumer records. Coalition's report highlights a 68% rise in ransomware severity in H1-2024 with larger firms and healthcare particularly impacted, while the piece emphasizes the shift toward data-theft extortion, increasing regulatory disclosure demands (SEC rules), and the need for stronger detection and incident response.