Ransomware

BlackMatter Ransomware Attacks Threaten Healthcare, HC3 Says

by Jill McKeon

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently released a detailed threat brief on BlackMatter ransomware, a group that first surfaced in July 2021 shortly after the notorious...

Business Associate Ransomware Attack Impacts 115K in CA

by Jill McKeon

California health center LifeLong Medical Care began notifying over 115,000 individuals of a business associate ransomware attack that may have exposed protected health information (PHI) and personally...

MA Hospital Faces Class Action Suit After Paying Ransomware Attackers

by Jill McKeon

Massachusetts-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital is facing a class action lawsuit after a ransomware attack in February that impacted over 35,000 individuals and put personally identifiable information...

Healthcare Ransomware Attack in CA Involves PHI of 57K

by Jill McKeon

San Andreas Regional Center (SARC), a non-profit that provides support and services for those with developmental disabilities, announced that it suffered a ransomware attack that may have exposed the...

FBI Warns of OnePercent Group Ransomware in New Flash Alert

by Jill McKeon

The FBI issued a flash alert warning organizations about OnePercent Group, a hacker organization that deploys ransomware through phishing emails. The group has been a known threat since November...

CISA, FBI Release Holiday Ransomware Awareness Guidance

by Jill McKeon

The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have seen an uptick in ransomware attacks on holidays and weekends this summer and urged organizations to stay vigilant in a new...

Hospital Cybersecurity Ratings Catch Up to Other Industries

by Jill McKeon

Healthcare organizations maintain valuable protected health information (PHI) that make them prime targets for ransomware attacks, but hospital cybersecurity ratings historically lag behind most other...

FBI Flash Alert Warns Organizations of Hive Ransomware Group

by Jill McKeon

The FBI released a flash alert warning organizations about Hive ransomware, a hacking group responsible for the recent cyberattack on Memorial Health System in mid-August that resulted in EHR downtime,...

CISA Releases Guidance on Protecting PII From Ransomware Attacks

by Jill McKeon

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a fact sheet outlining steps organizations can take to prevent ransomware attacks, protect personally identifiable information...

CA Attorney General Calls Out Unreported Healthcare Data Breaches

by Jill McKeon

In light of numerous unreported ransomware attacks, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a bulletin to providers and facilities reminding them of their duty to report healthcare data breaches and...

Healthcare Ransomware Attack Leads to EHR Downtime in IN

by Jill McKeon

Indiana-based Eskenazi Health announced that bad actors may have released personally identifiable information (PII) online in light of an August 4 healthcare ransomware attack that resulted in...

Healthcare Ransomware Attack at Indiana ENT Office Impacts 45K

by Jill McKeon

A healthcare ransomware attack resulted in potential exposure of the personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) of over 48,000 individuals at Indiana-based...

St. Joseph’s/Candler Back Online After Ransomware Attack

by Jill McKeon

St. Joseph’s/Candler (SJ/C), Savannah, Georgia’s largest health system, is once again fully operational after suffering a ransomware attack earlier this year that exposed protected health...

Cyberattack Impacting Memorial Health System’s Patient Services

by Lisa Gentes-Hunt

Memorial Health System suffered a cyberattack which is causing cancellations of services for patients and emergency room diversions.   Memorial Health System announced...

Understanding the Risks, Complexity of Healthcare Cybersecurity

by Lisa Gentes-Hunt

From the fields of Fenway Park to the halls of the emergency department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston to the classrooms of the University of...

How Health Facilities Can Prevent, Mitigate Ransomware in 2021

by Lisa Gentes-Hunt

The healthcare industry continues to battle a surge in ransomware and cyber-attacks, which have increased in recent years and spiked since the start of the COVID-19...

Healthcare Data Breach Costs Surged During Pandemic

by Lisa Gentes-Hunt

The cost of a data breach for a healthcare facility spiked during the pandemic, according to a new report.  “The 2021 Cost of a Data Breach...

Healthcare Cyberattacks, Data Breaches Pressuring Nonprofit Orgs 

by Lisa Gentes-Hunt

Heathcare facilities and hospitals are facing a rise in cyberattacks, creating increased revenue and expense pressures on not-for-profits (NFP), according to a new report.  Fitch...

Ransomware Attack Targets Protected Health Information at Law Firm

by Lisa Gentes-Hunt

The Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil law firm, which has 10 locations around the country, announced a data privacy incident that included protected health information (PHI.)  Some of the...

How Can Congress Aid Healthcare Cybersecurity, Fight Ransomware?

by Lisa Gentes-Hunt

Healthcare is a prime target of ransomware and needs assistance to face digital thieves, according to several witnesses that testified before Congress this...