CISA issues alert on ‘Maui’ ransomware used by North Korea to target healthcare entities

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, along with the FBI and Treasury Department, have issued an advisory on the “Maui” ransomware variant, which U.S. officials say has been deployed by North Korean state-sponsored actors to target healthcare organizations.

“The FBI, CISA, and Treasury assess that North Korean state-sponsored actors are likely to continue targeting [Health and Public Health] Sector organizations, because of the assumption that these organizations are willing to pay ransoms to avoid disruption of the critical life and...