SafePay and VPN Exploitation Reinforce Ransomware Recovery Risks

The Oct. 20 FBI/CISA advisory says SafePay affected at least 600 organizations since August 2024 and describes credential abuse, vulnerable edge devices, lateral movement, and attacks on recovery systems. This batch includes a secondary summary of Health-ISAC’s reported Q3 healthcare ransomware activity, but the date, methodology, and primary report need verification; no confirmed SafePay or Qilin update appeared.