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City has spent $2 million recovering from ransomware attack, city officials say
Tulsa World, December 19, 2021
Eight months and $2 million in repairs and upgrades later, the city’s computer system is back up and running at full speed, city officials said.
A ransomware attack in late April damaged about 40% of the city’s 471 servers and about 20% of the city’s 5,000 desktop and laptop computers.
39 Ransomware Groups Targeted Healthcare in the Past 18 Months
Health IT Security, December 17, 2021
A dozen ransomware groups targeted healthcare despite making promises to not go after the sector, CyberPeace Institute data revealed.
FBI Warns That Cuba Ransomware Gang Made $44 Million After Compromising 49 Critical Infrastructure Entities in Five Sectors
CPO Magazine, December 17, 2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that the Cuba ransomware gang earned more than $43.9 million in ransom after compromising at least 49 critical infrastructure entities.
39 Ransomware Groups Targeted Healthcare in the Past 18 Months
Cybersecurity News, December 17, 2021
A dozen ransomware groups targeted healthcare despite making promises to not go after the sector, CyberPeace Institute data revealed.
Kronos Cyberattack Takes Down Healthcare Workforce Management Services
Health IT Security, December 16, 2021
HR management solutions provider Kronos was the target of a recent cyberattack that is now impacting healthcare workforce management and payroll services.
Global Healthcare Cyber Security Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report 2021-2028 – ResearchAndMarkets.com
Yahoo! Finance, December 13, 2021
The global healthcare cyber security market size is expected to reach USD 39.9 billion by 2028 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 18.0% from 2021 to 2028.
A Cybersecurity Diagnosis for the Healthcare Sector with Breach-Likelihood
MENA FN, December 13, 2021
For more than the past decade, healthcare has been the biggest target of data breaches. The total average cost has increased to $9.23 million in 2021 from $7.13 million the previous year, demonstrating a 29.5% rise. Cyberattacks in healthcare are unfortunately not limited to their financial, regulatory, and reputational impact since they have a direct consequence on lives.
Virginia legislative agencies and commissions hit with ransomware attack
ZD Net, December 13, 2021
A ransomware attack has hit agencies and commissions within the Virginia legislature, according to a statement from the governor’s office to the Associated Press.
HSE ‘missed opportunities’ to detect malicious activity before ransomware attack
Yahoo! News, December 10, 2021
A report into the Health Service Executive (HSE) ransomware attack has found there were “several missed opportunities” to detect malicious activity.
An independent review, carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers, found that the HSE failed to respond to several alerts after a phishing email was opened, weeks before the system was crippled by a ransomware attack.
Ransomware groups don’t abide by promises not to target healthcare
SC Media, December 10, 2021
It may not be wise to count on criminals to self-regulate.
That is one implication of a new CyberPeace Institute blog researching ransomware groups whose wares have been used in attacks on healthcare facilities since May 2020. Of the 39 groups they have tracked, 12 had previously issued statements saying they would not target healthcare.