US Ransomware Attacks Doubled in Q3; Healthcare Sector Most Targeted
The frequency of daily ransomware attacks increased 50 percent during the third quarter of 2020 from the first half of the year, with the US healthcare sector the most targeted globally, according to...DHS CISA Warns of Resurgence of Emotet Trojan Malware Cyberattacks
The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released an alert for all sectors, warning of a resurgence in sophisticated cyberattacks leveraging the...4 Sophisticated Phishing Campaigns Impacting the Healthcare Sector
Hackers have leveraged the COVID-19 public health crisis to improve the sophistication and increase the frequency of attacks. Specifically, email phishing that targets enterprise...DHS CISA Alerts to Rise in Credential Theft-Focused LokiBot Malware
The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released an alert warning of...Zeppelin Ransomware Returns Using New Trojan to Evade Antivirus
The Zeppelin ransomware variant has reemerged in the wild, employing a new trojan downloader to evade antivirus applications and avoid detection, according to new Juniper Threat Labs...Report: Phishing Campaign Uses Hidden Text to Bypass Email Security
A new phishing campaign has been spotted in the wild using hidden text, or what’s known as zero font, to bypass email security controls and deliver malicious emails to the user,...COVID-19 PPE Phishing Campaign Delivers Agent Tesla RAT Malware
A report from Area 1 Security warns all sectors that a prominent phishing campaign is preying on COVID-19 fears, sending targeted emails offering personal protective equipment (PPE)...Ransomware Attack Impacts Medical Debt Collections Firm R1 RCM
Medical debt collections firm R1 RCM recently confirmed its systems were taken down in response to a ransomware attack that lasted for at least a week, according to KrebsOnSecurity. R1...Brute-Force P2P Botnet Targeting SSH Servers of Medical Centers, Banks
Guardicore researchers are warning organizations of a sophisticated peer-to-peer botnet, which has been actively breaching SSH servers since January 2020. Known as FritzFrog,...CISA Alerts to Phishing Campaign Deploying KONNI RAT Malware
Hackers are using a phishing campaign to deploy KONNI malware, a remote access trojan (RAT), via Microsoft Word documents containing malicious Visual Basic Application (VBA) macro...Judge Dismisses Heritage Valley Malware Lawsuit Against Nuance
A federal judge for the US District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against Nuance Communications, filed by Heritage Valley Health System...Blackbaud Ransomware Hack Affects 657K Maine Health System Donors
A ransomware attack on healthcare business associate Blackbaud compromised the data from 657,392 donors, potential donors, and patients who support the Northern Light Health...CISA Alerts to Phishing Campaign Spoofing COVID-19 Loan Relief Site
The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency released an alert, detailing an ongoing phishing campaign spoofing the Small Business...Ransomware Hackers Post Data From 2 Providers, Device Manufacturer
NetWalker and DoppelPayer ransomware threat actors posted data from three healthcare entities to their dark web blog in the last week, including a rehabilitation center, fertility...COVID-19 Impact on Ransomware, Threats, Healthcare Cybersecurity
COVID-19 has significantly shifted the threat landscape from attacks on individuals and small businesses to critical infrastructure, governments, and major corporations, according to Interpol....DHS CISA Alert Warns of Chinese-Backed Malware Cyberattacks
The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency identified a malware variant tied to the Chinese government, which is targeting US organizations to both...National Cardiovascular Partners Email Hack Impacts 78K Patients
National Cardiovascular Partners recently notified 78,070 patients that their data was potentially compromised after an attacker gained access to an employee email account. According to its...Sponsored by Jumio
