Ransomware Impacts
HHS alerts health care sector to biomanufacturing malware threat
American Hospital Association, November 30, 2021
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) last week advised biotechnology companies specifically and the health care and public health sector generally to review a new report on a malware threat aggressively spreading through the biomanufacturing industry and take appropriation action to protect their information infrastructure. According to HC3, the malware is used to deliver ransomware, “possibly as a diversion for the actual purpose of the attack — intellectual property theft.
Ransomware Attacks Across the Globe Locked 68 Healthcare OT Facilities
The Fast Mode, November 30, 2021
Last month saw an alarming rise in cyber attacks against healthcare facilities. Ransomware attacks across the globe locked 68 care providers out of their respective networks during Q3 of this year alone, threatening patient safety and privacy. Experts fear that patients will suddenly be unable to receive critical care at a targeted facility without a holistic whole-facility cybersecurity approach.
This Year’s Largest Healthcare Data Breaches
Health IT Security, November 30, 2021
More than 550 organizations reported healthcare data breaches to HHS in 2021, impacting over 40 million individuals.
The 2021 Ransomware Survey Report
Fortinet, November 29, 2021
Fortinet recently surveyed 455 business leaders and cybersecurity professionals worldwide to gauge their state of readiness to defend against the growing challenge of ransomware. Most are very or extremely concerned about the threat of a ransomware attack, with many seeing those attacks as a more significant challenge than other cyber threats. The majority feel prepared and report having a strategy that includes employee cyber training, risk assessment plans, offline backups, and cybersecurity/ransomware insurance. But despite these plans, two-thirds also claim to have been the victim of at least one ransomware attack.
Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare System Goes Way Beyond Just Data
Cyware Social, November 28, 2021
The healthcare sector has been under relentless pressure due to COVID-19 and cyberattacks. Healthcare facilities collect a lot of data, which makes them a lucrative target for cybercriminals. While healthcare facilities witness ransomware attacks, it is not just the health data that is affected.
Ransomware Trends 2021: Industrialized Cybercrime is the New Normal
The Fast Mode, November 26, 2021
Critical infrastructure attacks and sky-high ransoms are just the beginning.
Ransomware isn’t new, but the industrial complex behind today’s biggest attacks certainly is.
Cybersecurity Unplugged: Improving Healthcare Security
Healthcare Info Security, November 26, 2021
According to a recent report, 92 ransomware attacks occurred at healthcare organizations in the past year, a 470% increase from 2019. In response to questions about improving the integrity of healthcare systems, Dan Bowden, Sentara Health CISO, explains why we’re lagging so far behind in healthcare security.
Under Siege: How Healthcare Organizations Can Fight Back
CPO Magazine, November 25, 2021
A recent spate of crippling ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations signals that these assaults remain a major threat to our healthcare system and may have led to the nation’s first ransomware-related death.
Hospital Ransomware Attacks Go Beyond Health Care Data
Security Intelligence, November 24, 2021
The health care industry has been on the front lines a lot lately. Along with helping control the effects of COVID-19, it has been a prime target for ransomware. In a 2021 survey conducted of 597 health delivery organizations (HDOs), 42% had faced two ransomware attacks in the past couple of years. Over a third (36%) attributed those ransomware incidents to a third party, such as what happened earlier this year with Kaseya. The effects go beyond stolen health care data, although that is important, too. What does it mean when a health care organization faces an attack? And what can they do to protect themselves?
Millions of Patients Receive Healthcare Data Breach Notifications
Health IT Security, November 24, 2021
Utah Imaging Associates began notifying nearly 600K of a healthcare data breach, and Eskenazi Health began notifying over 1.5 million individuals.
Upstate HomeCare notifies patients and employees of ransomware attack
WHEC, November 24, 2021
A ransomware attack on a local company exposed the personal information of its patients and employees.
Upstate HomeCare said the attack happened earlier this year, but cybersecurity experts just found its documents posted on the dark web.
With the holidays come greater ransomware attacks
SC Media, November 24, 2021
It’s that time of the year. Time to celebrate. Eat well. And sadly, to deal with even more cybercrime, especially ransomware attacks, according to one firm.
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