Ransomware Impacts
From insider threats to system breaches: 7 health systems affected by data breaches in July
Becker’s Health It, July 21, 2022
Several health systems have reported data breach incidents that have compromised patient data and IT systems during July.
CSA Issues Guidance on Third-Party Risk Management in Healthcare
Health IT Security, July 21, 2022
Drafted by the Health Information Management Working Group, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released new guidance on third-party risk management in healthcare.
Ransomware Protection Market to Reach $82.92 Bn, Globally, by 2031 at 17.1% CAGR: Allied Market Research
TMC Net, July 20, 2022
Increase in penetration of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), rise in digitization of businesses, and the emergence of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin drive the growth of the global ransomware protection market.
A New Era of Ransomware
Cyber Security Intelligence, July 20, 2022
For months, Costa Rica has been on the frontlines of unprecedented ransomware attacks that have impacted just about every aspect of life. Essential services have been crippled, teachers have been unable to collect their paychecks, doctors have been prevented from tracking the spread of COVID-19, all while international trade has ground to a halt.
How to Maintain Business Continuity in the Age of Ransomware
Cloud Security Alliance, July 20, 2022
It’s worth making the connection between ransomware and your overall business continuity strategy. Ransomware has been a scourge for years, but the attacks are only growing more sophisticated, capable of hitting multiple sites and bringing your entire organization to a halt.
DOJ Seizes $500K From Maui Ransomware Following Healthcare Cyberattacks
Health IT Security, July 20, 2022
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) seized and forfeited approximately $500,000 from North Korean-backed Maui ransomware actors, who committed multiple healthcare cyberattacks, according to a DOJ press release.
Health Sector Suffered 337 Healthcare Data Breaches in First Half of Year
Health IT Security, July 19, 2022
Fortified Health Security’s mid-year report on the state of healthcare cybersecurity observed slight shifts in healthcare data breach trends in the first half of 2022. The HHS Office for Civil Rights data breach portal showed that there have been 337 healthcare data breaches impacting more than 500 individuals each in the first half of this year, signifying a slight decrease from 368 at this time last year.
Quantum Ransomware Attack on Finance Company Impacts 657 Healthcare Organizations and Millions of Patients
CPO Magazine, July 18, 2022
Professional Finance Company Inc. (PFC), disclosed that it suffered a ransomware attack in February that affected over 600 healthcare organizations.
At Half-Year Mark, Ransomware, Vendor Breaches Dominate
Gov Info Security, July 14, 2022
Ransomware incidents and breaches involving business associates affecting millions of individuals dominate the hundreds of major health data breaches reported so far this year to federal regulators.
The trends underscore a troubling weakness for the healthcare industry, which depends on third parties to process claims, handle billing and otherwise operate the administrative side of medical care.
Highmark Health, WellDyneRx, Others Report Healthcare Data Breaches
Health IT Security, July 13, 2022
WellDyneRx, Highmark Health, Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance, and two others disclosed healthcare data breaches recently.
A ransomware attack on a debt collection firm is one of 2022’s biggest health data breaches
Yahoo! News, July 13, 2022
The Colorado-based Professional Finance Company, known as PFC, which contracts with “thousands” of organizations to process customer and patient unpaid bills and outstanding balances, disclosed on July 1 that it had been hit by ransomware months earlier in February.
Associated Eye Care Discloses Impact From 2020 Netgain Ransomware Attack
Security Week, July 11, 2022
Montana-based Associated Eye Care Partners (AEC) has started informing patients that their personal data might have been compromised during an old ransomware attack targeting Netgain.
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