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FBI Warns Healthcare of Cuba Ransomware in Latest Flash Alert
Health IT Security, December 9, 2021
Cuba ransomware actors have compromised 49 entities in five critical infrastructure sectors including healthcare, a new FBI flash alert warned.
Healthcare can’t ignore ransomware’s impact on care quality, patient morbidity
SC Media, December 8, 2021
Recent lawsuits and media coverage have hyped the correlation between patient mortality and ransomware or cyberattacks. The sensationalized headlines serve to induce awareness, but are missing the point, explained Saif Abed, M.D., director of cybersecurity advisory services for AbedGraham Group during the opening keynote of the SCHealth eConference.
Two Data Breaches at WA Senior Care Nonprofit Impact 103K
Health IT Security, December 8, 2021
Washington-based senior care nonprofit Sound Generations experienced two data breaches that impacted over 103K individuals and potentially exposed PII.
U.S. Cyber Command’s actions against ransomware draw support and criticism
CSO, December 7, 2021
The actions, which temporarily took down REvil, raise questions about using the military to combat ransomware.
Cyber Command chief acknowledges US military ‘imposing cost’ on ransomware groups
SC Media, December 6, 2021
Gen. Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, acknowledged the U.S. had begun “imposing cost” on ransomware groups in an interview with the New York Times, all but explicitly saying that the U.S. was taking offensive hacking operations against criminal groups it had previously reserved for state actors.
Canadian health, energy sectors increasingly targeted by ransomware attacks
MSN, December 6, 2021
Canada’s cyber defence agency says more than half of Canadian ransomware victims in 2021 were in critical sectors like health care, energy and manufacturing.
Now, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) and the RCMP are urging Canadian businesses to upgrade their cyber security — and to report any ransomware attacks, even if they decide to pay the hackers.
The data exfiltration deluge: we’ve lost the battle, but can win the war
SC Media, December 6, 2021
Despite organizations continuing to invest heavily in the latest cybersecurity technologies and the realization that AV software can’t defend against most new attack vectors, cyberattacks are at an all-time high. This year has witnessed an unparalleled number of attacks which have devastated infrastructure, governments and businesses alike, and are expected to cost more than $6 trillion globally.
FBI says one ransomware group has hit 49 critical infrastructure entities
SC Media, December 3, 2021
The FBI is warning industry that one ransomware group has been behind the compromise of at least 49 critical infrastructure entities, spanning the government, financial, healthcare, manufacturing and information technology sectors.
Critical infrastructure industries struggle to protect themselves from cyberattacks
SC Media, December 3, 2021
The nation’s critical infrastructure industries face a great deal of work to identify and protect, detect and respond, and ultimately recover from cyberattacks, even as signs of some progress emerge.
Mid-Size Orgs Continue to Be Targeted in Healthcare Cyberattacks
Health IT Security, December 2, 2021
Small to mid-size organizations and outpatient facilities continue to be targets for healthcare cyberattacks that often lead to PHI exposure.