by kcarten | Jun 13, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Health IT Security, June 13, 2022 Kaiser Permanente notified 69,589 individuals of a data breach that occurred at the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington. According to a notice on its website, Kaiser Permanente discovered on April 5 that an unauthorized party...
by kcarten | Jun 10, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Health IT Security, June 10, 2022 Three organizations suffered healthcare data breaches and reported them to HHS recently. All three incidents described below involved unauthorized access to certain systems or email accounts. Read full Health IT Security...
by kcarten | Jun 9, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Tech Xplore, June 9, 2022 In a ransomware attack, a company’s computer systems are locked, and the attacker demands a ransom in cryptocurrency in return for unlocking the system. Malware infects a network of objects connected to the Internet of Things to steal...
by kcarten | Jun 9, 2022 | News, Ransomware
CPO Magazine, June 9, 2022 The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022 report found that nearly two-thirds (66%) of healthcare organizations were hit by ransomware in 2021 compared to just over a third (34%) in 2020. Read full CPO Magazine article.
by kcarten | Jun 8, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Security Boulevard, June 8, 2022 LockBit replaced Conti as the most active ransomware gang and continued to evolve its operations in the first quarter, according to a report from KELA Cybercrime Intelligence. LockBit disclosed 226 victims in the first quarter. The...
by kcarten | Jun 8, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Albawaba, June 8, 2022 Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022.” The findings reveal a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organizations surveyed in this...
