Two separate ransomware groups orchestrated simultaneous cyberattacks against a Canadian healthcare organization in late 2021, Sophos disclosed in a recent report. Both Karma and Conti targeted the...
Healthcare data breaches continue to burden the healthcare sector. As geopolitical tensions rise due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the American Hospital Association (AHA) warned that US...
This week, two Illinois healthcare organizations began notifying patients of separate healthcare data breaches that caused protected health information (PHI) exposure.
South Shore Hospital in Chicago...
In its annual threat report, CrowdStrike observed an 82 percent increase in data leaks resulting from ransomware in 2021. CrowdStrike researchers tracked more than 50 targeted ransomware events per...
A joint advisory by cybersecurity authorities in the US, Australia, and the United Kingdom underscored increasing critical infrastructure ransomware threats that will likely continue to grow in the...
Software company SAP and Onapsis Research Labs discovered three critical vulnerabilities that affect SAP applications using SAP Internet Communication Manager (ICM). Businesses worldwide, including...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a flash alert in early February to alert potential victims to indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with LockBit 2.0 ransomware. HHS warned that...
A judge of the US District Court for the Western District of New York recommended the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit against medical management company Practicefirst, citing insufficient evidence...
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) encouraged US healthcare organizations to learn from the large-scale May 2021 cyberattack against the Ireland Health Service Executive...
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) reduced the threat level of BlackMatter ransomware from “elevated” to “guarded.” A recent HC3 report found that...
Threat actors continually leverage unpatched vulnerabilities as their primary ransomware attack vector, a new report by Ivanti in partnership with Cyware and Cyber Security Works found. Researchers...
As the US grapples with tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned of the potential for Russian cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure, according to a DHS...
Ohio-based Memorial Health System (MHS) is now facing a lawsuit regarding an August 2021 cyberattack that was claimed by Hive ransomware group. The cyberattack impacted over 215,000 individuals and...
Threat actors are leveraging Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) models, double extortion, and software vulnerability exploits over traditional data encryption, a new report by Abnormal Security discovered....
Outpatient facilities and business associates continue to be prime targets for healthcare cyberattacks. Large health systems tend to have more resources to combat cyberattacks, causing cybercriminals...
ECRI predicted that cyberattacks will be the primary hazard in the health technology space this year in its latest report. The nonprofit organization listed ten health technology hazards that it...
“Every organization in the United States is at risk from cyber threats that can disrupt essential services and potentially result in impacts to public safety,” the Cybersecurity and...
Russia’s FSB intelligence agency detained 14 people in connection with the REvil ransomware gang, Reuters reported. REvil claimed responsibility for the attack on Colonial Pipeline, which...
Joshua Corman, chief strategist of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) COVID task force, urged the healthcare sector to come to terms with the harsh realities of...
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) is still trying to recover from a December 4 cyberattack that disabled multiple network infrastructure systems. The cyberattack has impacted state health...
