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FBI says Conti ransomware gang has hit 16 U.S. health and emergency networks
SC Media, May 21, 2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that the same group of online extortionists blamed for striking the Irish health system last week have also hit at least 16 U.S. medical and first response networks in the past year.
Ransomware attack on health care company, CaptureRx, exposes multiple providers
SC Media, May 10, 2021
A ransomware attack against CaptureRx, a drug-related administrative service provider in San Antonio, Texas, resulted in the exposure of the health information of patients or customers at several health care providers across the U.S., reports ZDNet.
Ransomware Task Force releases long-awaited recommendations
SC Media, April 29, 2021
The Ransomware Task Force (RTF), a collaboration of more than 60 stakeholders, released its long-awaited ransomware framework on Thursday morning, advocating nearly 50 interlocking government and private sector strategies to tackle the criminal scourge.
Homeland Security Secretary Backs Call for Mandatory Disclosure of Ransomware Payments
NEXTGOV, April 29, 2021
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the department will work with a task force developed by the private sector on ways to tamp down the increase in ransomware attacks.
Health Care Ransomware Strains Have Hospitals in the Crosshairs
SECURITY INTELLIGENCE, April 23, 2021
The language of digital attacks shares a lot with the language of disease: ‘viruses’ ‘infect’ computers, and stopping their spread can be like trying to keep down a contagious disease.
Emerging Tech Shapes the Next Generation of Military Health Care
GOVERNMENT CIO MEDIA & RESEARCH, April 19, 2021
Automation and AI can support medical decision-making on the battlefield, but security remains crucial.
Healthcare Organizations: Moving to High Alert for Ransomware
CSO ONLINE, April 13, 2021
Numerous healthcare facilities were attacked in the last year, including one incident in Germany that lead to a death when ransomware locked systems and a patient needing critical care was turned away.
Healthcare’s Data Extortion Problem, and How to Prepare for Ransomware
HEALTH IT SECURITY, April 12, 2021
Data extortion attempts are now occurring in at least 70 percent of all ransomware attacks. How can healthcare providers best combat these pervasive tactics?
BioTel Heart vendor breach left patients’ information public for nearly a year
Becker’s Health IT, April 5, 2021
BioTel Heart began informing 38,575 patients that a vendor data breach may have left their personal information exposed for nearly a year.
In a data breach notice, BioTel Heart said that on Jan. 28, the healthcare provider was informed about the data breach. It launched an investigation and learned that patients’ personal information was accessible to the public between Oct. 17, 2019, and Aug. 9, 2020.
Hackers claim they stole Stanford Medicine data, posted info online: 4 things to know
Becker’s Health IT, April 5, 2021
Stanford University is investigating claims that hackers stole personal data from its medical school and published the information online.