Cyber Threat Landscape

Authorities Successfully Disrupt LockBit Ransomware Group

February 20, 2024 - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and UK authorities announced the disruption of the LockBit ransomware group at a press conference held in London on February 20. LockBit was a notorious ransomware group that claimed more than 2,000 victims and received upwards of 120 million in ransom payments in recent years. As previously reported, LockBit was...

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Threat Actors Abuse ScreenConnect Access to Target Healthcare

by Jill McKeon

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a sector alert to warn healthcare organizations of recent threat actor activity involving the abuse of ScreenConnect, a widely used...

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...

What is a Zero-Day Attack, How Can Healthcare Defend Against Them?

by Jill McKeon

Defending against zero-day attacks is difficult – by nature, threat actors committing zero-day attacks are taking advantage of unknown or unpatched vulnerabilities. Understanding the nature of these attacks, as well as the threats...

HC3 Details North Korean, Chinese Cyber Threats to Healthcare Sector

by Jill McKeon

The US healthcare sector has long faced cyber threats from all directions, from insider threats to foreign state-sponsored adversaries. In its latest threat brief, the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity...

Lazarus Threat Group Targets Healthcare With ManageEngine Vulnerability

by Jill McKeon

The Lazarus Group, a North Korean state-sponsored cyber threat group, has been actively targeting healthcare entities and internet backbone infrastructure in Europe and the US, the Health Secor...

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,...

HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum: Understanding, Tackling Top Cyber Threats

by Jill McKeon

BOSTON, Mass. Cyber threat groups are not slowing down their efforts to target healthcare, as exemplified by the tens of millions of health records breached in 2023 so far. With this in mind, experts...

FBI Takes Down Qakbot Malware Infrastructure

by Jill McKeon

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and international partners successfully disrupted Qakbot, a botnet and malware operation that was leveraged by threat actors to infect hundreds of thousands of...

HSCC Releases Updated Guidance On Information Sharing Best Practices

by Jill McKeon

The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG) issued an updated version of its “Health Industry Cybersecurity Information Sharing Best...

What is SEO Poisoning, How Can Healthcare Defend Against It?

by Jill McKeon

It is reasonable to assume that the first few links that pop up as a result of an inquiry on a search engine are the most credible. In fact, thanks to search engine optimization (SEO), the first results often are the most reliable sources....

Infostealing Malware Remains Top Threat to Healthcare

by Jill McKeon

The healthcare sector continued to face a high volume of cyberattacks in the past few months as infostealing malware rose in popularity, BlackBerry stated in its latest Global Threat Intelligence...

How Providers Can Defend Against AI-Assisted Cyberattacks

by Jill McKeon

What once seemed like a far-fetched idea is now a reality — artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing steadily, enabling increased efficiency in a variety of sectors. Unfortunately, cyber threat actors can also leverage AI to...

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...

CISA Warns Critical Infrastructure of APT Actors Targeting Outlook Online

by Jill McKeon

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) urged critical infrastructure entities to enhance monitoring of Microsoft Exchange Online...

SEO Poisoning Attacks Increase Across Healthcare

by Jill McKeon

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center’s (HC3) latest analyst note details the threat of search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning, which is increasingly being used against the...

Progress Software Discloses Another MOVEit Cybersecurity Vulnerability

by Jill McKeon

Progress Software has disclosed another critical cybersecurity vulnerability in its MOVEit Transfer software. The previously reported vulnerability (CVE-2023-34362) involves a SQL injection flaw, and...

HC3 Guidance Explores Cyber Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare

by Jill McKeon

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued an educational brief regarding the types of cyber threat actors that target healthcare. Learning the motivations and tactics of these...

CISA Releases Guidance For Securing Remote Access Software

by Jill McKeon

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a “Guide to Securing Remote Access Software” as cyber threat actors continue to leverage these tools to target victims....

Cybersecurity Vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer Software Poses Threat to Healthcare

by Jill McKeon

A critical cybersecurity vulnerability (CVE-2023-34362) in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer software may result in privilege escalation and unauthorized access if exploited, the Health Sector...

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