Ransomware

HHS Reaches Settlement With Healthcare Business Associate Following Ransomware Attack

by Jill McKeon

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $100,000 settlement to resolve a data breach investigation with Doctors’ Management Services, a Massachusetts-based medical management company...

NoEscape Ransomware Emerges, Targeting Healthcare

by Jill McKeon

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued an analyst note regarding NoEscape ransomware, a new threat to healthcare and other industries. Although just two healthcare victims...

HC3 Warns Healthcare of Akira Ransomware Group

by Jill McKeon

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a sector alert about Akira ransomware group, which has claimed more than 60 victims across multiple sectors, including healthcare,...

DOJ Charges Trickbot, Conti Cybercriminals Known For Targeting Critical Infrastructure

by Jill McKeon

The Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed three indictments, revealing charges against multiple Russian cybercriminals involved in Trickbot and Conti malware and ransomware schemes. Trickbot and Conti...

Cyber Safety Review Board Underscores Risk of Lapsus$ Threat Group

by Jill McKeon

The Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) issued an analysis of Lapsus$ threat group and its tactics, encouraging organizations to strengthen identity and access management processes and build resiliency...

Rhysida Ransomware Emerges as Latest RaaS Threat Group

by Jill McKeon

Rhysida ransomware group is the latest threat group to target victims around the world and publish stolen files online, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) warned in a threat...

AI, Ransomware Remain Prevalent in Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape

by Sarai Rodriguez

Healthcare organizations face an uptick in cyber threats, as malicious actors turn to tools like ransomware, artificial intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT) attacks. These threats are...

Kronos Reaches $6M Settlement Over Ransomware Attack

by Jill McKeon

Kronos, also known as Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), agreed to pay $6 million to resolve a class action lawsuit over a 2021 data breach. The HR management solutions provider suffered a ransomware attack...

Biggest Healthcare Data Breaches Reported This Year, So Far

by Jill McKeon

Healthcare data breaches are continuing to impact the healthcare sector at alarming rates, even as healthcare organizations continue to adopt the latest security solutions to keep pace with the influx of new cyber threats. The healthcare...

Healthcare Business Associate Faces Lawsuit Over March Cyberattack

by Jill McKeon

Pennsylvania-based Onix Group, a healthcare business associate that operates commercial real estate and provides management and consulting services, is now facing a lawsuit over a March 2023 data...

TimisoaraHackerTeam Ransomware Attacks US Cancer Center

by Jill McKeon

HHS called attention to a resurfaced ransomware variant called TimisoaraHackerTeam (THT), which recently claimed responsibility for a June 2023 cyberattack on a United States cancer center. The...

DOJ Charges Russian National For Role in LockBit Ransomware Attacks

by Jill McKeon

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) charged a Russian national for his involvement in LockBit ransomware attacks. As previously reported, LockBit is one of the most prolific ransomware groups...

HC3 Advises Healthcare Sector to Prioritize Cyber Defense Against FIN11

by Sarai Rodriguez

Amidst a surge of cybersecurity threats, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has spotlighted a new one, FIN11, a cybercriminal collective originating from the Commonwealth of...

CISA, Partners Release LockBit Ransomware Cybersecurity Advisory

by Jill McKeon

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), along with international...

Healthcare Business Associate Data Breach Impacts 320K

by Jill McKeon

Onix Group, a Kennett Square, Pennsylvania-based company that operates commercial real estate and provides management and consulting services, suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in a healthcare...

Social Engineering, Ransomware Continue to Dominate Cyberattack Trends, Verizon Says

by Jill McKeon

Just like in years past threat actors are leveraging ransomware, social engineering, denial of service, and basic web application attacks to disrupt operations and compromise data with great success....

Enzo Biochem Confirms Data Breach Impacting Nearly 2.5M Individuals

by Jill McKeon

New York-based Enzo Biochem confirmed in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that an April 2023 ransomware attack resulted in the potential exposure of information pertaining to...

MCNA Notifies 8.9M Individuals of Healthcare Data Breach

by Sarai Rodriguez

MCNA Dental, a Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program service provider suffered a major healthcare data breach impacting over 8.9 million individuals, revealing their Social Security...

CommonSpirit Raises Estimated Losses From Ransomware Attack to $160M

by Jill McKeon

CommonSpirit Health’s latest unaudited quarterly report showed that the large-scale October 2022 ransomware attack on the health system may have incurred approximately $160 million in losses. The...

CISA, Partners Revamp Ransomware Prevention Guide

by Jill McKeon

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and...