by kcarten | Dec 23, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Health IT Security, December 23, 2022 MultiCare Health System in Washington suffered a third-party data breach that originated at its mailing service provider, Kaye-Smith. As previously reported, the breach at Kaye-Smith impacted other healthcare organizations,...
by kcarten | Dec 22, 2022 | News, Ransomware
IT World Canada, December 22, 2022 The impact of the ransomware attack that hit Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children may last for weeks. In an online statement today the hospital said it anticipates that it will be a matter of weeks before all systems are functioning...
by kcarten | Dec 22, 2022 | News, Ransomware
SC Media, December 22, 2022 The pro-Russian hacktivist group known as “KillNet” targeted a U.S. healthcare entity. The attack should serve as a warning to provider organizations to be on the alert and shore up defenses to prevent a similar outcome,...
by kcarten | Dec 21, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Tech Report, December 21, 2022 A new ransomware named Royal has infected Healthcare and Public Healthcare sectors in the US. It is unknown how many successful attacks have occurred but Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) have stated that ransoms from...
by kcarten | Dec 21, 2022 | News, Ransomware
SC Media, December 21, 2022 Ransomware attacks rose 41% last month as threat actor groups shifted top spots, according to new research from NCC Group. Read full SC Media article.
by kcarten | Dec 19, 2022 | News, Ransomware
SC Media, December 19, 2022 Provider organizations are being urged to prioritize patching of a critical vulnerability in the Citrix Application Delivery Controller and Gateway platforms, as threat actors have already compromised multiple healthcare entities by...