Tardigrade Malware Poses Unprecedented Threat to Biomanufacturers
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released an alert warning the healthcare sector of Tardigrade malware, a sophisticated strain of malware that was used to attack a vaccine...Most Healthcare Organizations Expect to Be Ransomware Targets
A recent survey published by IT security company Sophos reveals that 63 percent of healthcare organizations that weren’t impacted by ransomware last year expect to be the target of a ransomware...Report: New Ransomware Variant Targeting Microsoft Exchange Servers
Threat actors with likely ties to REvil ransomware are targeting and successfully exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Servers with a new malware variant in cyberattacks against enterprise...Sponsored by Cerner
Medical Device Security, Mitigation Needs to Reduce Patient Safety Risk
Medical device security is consistently ranked as the top cybersecurity challenge facing health IT. Those challenges have rapidly increased in the last year with the ongoing pandemic response, as...Scripps Reports Data Theft, EHR Back Online, but Global Outages Persist
Scripps Health has restored the majority of its network and brought its Epic EHR back online, four weeks after falling victim to a ransomware attack, according to a May 27 status update. The...Microsoft: Active NOBELIUM Malware Actors’ Spear-Phishing Campaign
The malware threat actors behind the SolarWinds Orion compromise in 2020 are continuing to target Microsoft networks and cloud assets, according to Microsoft insights. NOBELIUM historically targets...Allergy Partners: Data Stolen During Ransomware Attack, EHR Outage
Following reports of a ransomware attack and subsequent EHR outage at Allergy Partners in February, the North Carolina specialist is notifying an undisclosed number of patients that their data was...CISA Eviction Guide for SolarWinds, Microsoft O365 Compromises
The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released eviction guidance for system compromises caused by the supply-chain attack on SolarWinds and subsequent...Scripps Health EHR, Patient Portal Still Down After Ransomware Attack
Scripps Health is continuing to operate under EHR downtime procedures and its website and patient portal remain offline, nine days after a ransomware attack struck its servers. The California...CISA Alerts to New Ransomware, Trojan Using Public Pen Testing Tools
The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released an alert for a newer ransomware variant and remote access trojan (RAT) spotted in the wild using publicly...Ransomware Hits Scripps Health, Disrupting Critical Care, Online Portal
Scripps Health in San Diego was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend, forcing the health system into EHR downtime. Some critical care patients were diverted and the online patient portal...Sponsored by Avanan
