Last Week in Ransomware: 02.19.2024

This report summarizes recent ransomware activity and trends: LockBit and ALPHV/BlackCat attacks disrupted county services, healthcare, and critical Linux infrastructure; a LockBit intrusion exploited Citrix NetScaler CVE-2023-4966 leading to a Planet Home Lending breach affecting over 200,000 customers; the piece argues ransomware against critical infrastructure/healthcare should be treated as state-sponsored terrorism and highlights the role of unpatched vulnerabilities and increasing targeting of Linux systems.