Ransomware Impacts
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.
Ransomware Risk in Healthcare Endangers Patients
Threat Post, June 16, 2022
Ryan Witt, Proofpoint’s Healthcare Cybersecurity Leader, examines the impact of ransomware on patient care.
Ransomware attack on Yuma Regional Medical leads to data theft for 700K patients
SC Media, June 15, 2022
Yuma Regional Medical Center in Arizona recently notified 700,000 patients that their personal and health data was stolen ahead of an April ransomware attack.
Ransomware gang creates site for employees to search for their stolen data
Bleeping Computer, June 14, 2022
The ALPHV ransomware gang, aka BlackCat, has brought extortion to a new level by creating a dedicated website that allows the customers and employees of their victim to check if their data was stolen in an attack.
Medical Center Ransomware Attack Affects 700,000
Gov Info Security, June 14, 2022
An Arizona medical center that suffered a ransomware attack in April has begun notifying 700,000 individuals of a data breach compromising sensitive medical and personal information.
Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach at WA Health Plan, 69K Impacted
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 had gained access to an employee’s emails.
Aesto Health, Aon PLC, Alameda Health System Suffer Healthcare Data Breaches
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.
More than 90% of cyberattacks are made possible by human error
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 the personal data of its users. Talking about cybersecurity is talking about technology. However, it is increasingly common to study cyber risk as part of an interdisciplinary approach. After all, threats are technological, but they also have to do with behavioral, social and ethical factors.
Twice as Many Healthcare Organizations Paid Extortion After Ransomware Attacks, but Only 2% Recovered All Data
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.
Ransomware Trends Show Lockbit Most Active, New Tactics, Healthcare Hit Hard
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 group’s largest number of victims were in manufacturing, technology, education and the public sectors.
Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Organizations Increased 94% in 2021, According to Sophos Global Survey
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 sector. In 2021, 66% of healthcare organizations were hit; 34% were hit the previous year.
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