Ransomware Impacts
FBI and CISA warn: This ransomware is using RDP flaws to break into networks
ZD Net, July 1, 2022
Several US law enforcement agencies have shone a spotlight on MedusaLocker, one ransomware gang that got busy in the pandemic by hitting healthcare organizations.
Ransomware Gang Uses Log4Shell
Healthcare Info Security, June 24, 2022
Log4Shell is the vulnerability that keeps giving. Yet another ransomware group is at work exploiting a bug present in a ubiquitous open-source data-logging framework.
5 more organizations added to Eye Care Leaders attack total, now biggest PHI breach of 2022
SC Media, June 23, 2022
The impact from the Eye Care Leaders ransomware attack continues to expand, with five more covered entities reporting impacts to patient data in the last week.
RaaS, double extortion driving ransomware attacks, pushing up industrial cybercrime
Industrial Cyber, June 23, 2022
Tenable says that the advent of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) is one of the main reasons why ransomware has advanced from a fledgling threat into a force to be reckoned with. The service model has significantly lowered the barrier of entry, allowing cybercriminals who lack the technical skills to commoditize ransomware.
Ransomware attacks, IP, data theft top cybersecurity concerns for global, Indian pharma firms
ET HealthWorld, June 23, 2022
For leading pharma companies, cybersecurity investments have increased by a minimum of 25-30 per cent between 2019 and 2021. The pandemic and the rising number of targeted attacks have prompted certain pharma companies to double their cybersecurity investments over the past 18 months.
The Million-Dollar Question: To Pay or Not to Pay Ransom?
Security Boulevard, June 22, 2022
Ransomware is one of the most serious threats to businesses today. In fact, a recent survey found that 85% of enterprises are more concerned about the prospect of ransomware attacks than any other kind of attack. The decision of whether or not to pay the ransom or make a ransomware settlement should be carefully weighed.
11 hospitals, health systems that experienced data breaches in June
Becker’s Health IT, June 22, 2022
Several health systems have reported data breach incidents that have compromised patient data and IT systems during June.
Paying Ransomware Actors: ‘It’s a Business Decision’
Healthcare Info Security, June 22, 2022
Two to three times a month, Paul Furtado of Gartner gets called in to help somewhere in the world with an active ransomware incident.
Ransomware attacks: This is the data that cyber criminals really want to steal
ZD Net, June 20, 2022
There are certain types of data that criminals target the most, according to an analysis of attacks.
What healthcare providers can do to strengthen cyber resiliency
SC Media, June 17, 2022
New cyber resiliency insights from the Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Coordination Center aim to support healthcare providers in bolstering enterprise cyber posture to improve response in the wake of security incidents.
Ransomware and Phishing Remain IT’s Biggest Concerns
Dark Reading, June 17, 2022
Security teams — who are already fighting off malware challenges — are also facing renewed attacks on cloud assets and remote systems.
Another 1.3M patients added to data breach tally of ransomware attack on Eye Care Leaders
SC Media, June 16, 2022
Approximately 1.29 million patients of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center have been added to the ongoing fallout from the Eye Care Leaders ransomware attack and data theft from December 2021.
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