Last Week in Ransomware: 07.01.2024

**Executive Summary:** This briefing covers recent ransomware developments: an unproven LockBit claim of a Federal Reserve breach, KillSec’s new low-cost RaaS bundle (C++ locker, DDoS, infostealer) lowering attack barriers, prolonged operational outages at CDK Global affecting thousands of dealerships, and a Qilin ransomware strike on Synnovis that disrupted NHS blood matching and forced procedure cancellations; the report highlights the organized ransomware economy, extortion practices, and severe operational and patient-safety impacts.