SecureWorld News

APRIL 9, 2024

[RELATED: Hospitals Seek Federal Help as Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Disrupts Payments ] The attack has left hundreds, if not thousands, of providers all over the U.S. without the ability to get insurance approval for services ranging from a drug prescription to a life saving operation. But it's not just doctors.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 15, 2021

In 2020, ransomware was the most widely-used method of delivering cyber attacks, accounting for 23% of security events handled by the IBM Security X-Force. One attack alone scored profits of more than $123 million for the perpetrators, according to an IBM report. Finance and insurance were at the top.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

The costs of recovering from such incidents, especially for smaller organizations without cyber insurance, can be devastating. These losses are not just monetary; the time and resources diverted to deal with the aftermath of an attack can significantly hamper operational efficiency.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. of cyber attacks IBM handled. Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. 70% of attacks were on banks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

This can include measures such as firewalls , antivirus, access management and data backup policies, etc. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HIPAA is a U.S. It applies to healthcare providers, insurance companies, and other organizations that handle PHI.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 20, 2022

From the H-Hotel release : “ unknown persons carried out a cyber attack on the IT network of the hotel company H-Hotels.com, which led to restrictions in digital communication. The cyber attack was discovered by the hotel company's IT security systems on Sunday. When an attack happens, who is contacted first?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 8, 2022

On November 9, 2021, MRIoA discovered that it was the victim of a sophisticated cyber-attack. medical history/diagnosis/treatment, dates of service, lab test results, prescription information, provider name, medical account number, or anything similar in your medical file and/or record); and financial information (i.e.,

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In theory , putting those keys out of reach is easy: You just need all your users to choose strong, unique passwords for every account they use, all the time. The more administrator accounts you have, and the more frequently they are used, the easier it for criminals to hijack one. Make offsite, offline backups. More resources.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

According to a notice from PFC, attackers stole confidential patient information including patient names, addresses, and outstanding account balances. PFC said in some cases, SSNs and information about health insurance and medical treatment were also stolen.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Cyber hygiene is an essential aspect of effective risk management, and it must be continuous. Backup all critical data at least daily, and preferably more often, to offline storage and protected with MFA and immutable encryption. Having insurance and the ability to pay a ransom is not the answer! Frameworks.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

implement offline storage and tape-based backup. More and More Ransomware Attacks. The Harris Federation , which runs 50 primary and secondary schools, and Birmingham College probably wished they had followed the alleged Conti gang's anti-ransomware security advice after they were taken out by ransomware attacks. .

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

How to Defend: Empowerment Through Cyber-Threat Intelligence Executive boards and departments face a greater frequency of cyber-attacks and an increased number of vulnerability types across enterprise operations. This feature is designed to guarantee an immediate response to Ransomware attacks targeting a Google Drive.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The size of the cyber risk to companies cannot be underestimated. To indicate the size of the cyber risk to companies, there is, on average, a cyber-attack every 39 seconds, which does not mean that every attack is successful, but that there is an attempt to access companies’ computer systems with that frequency.

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Spinone

MAY 22, 2020

There is arguably not a greater danger to your business than the possibility of a cyber attack that leaves your business-critical data either compromised or destroyed. Attackers are making use of malicious tools such as ransomware in a more strategic way to target certain industries, businesses, and sectors.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 12, 2020

What do we know about this cyber attack on law firm of the stars? According to the bad actors behind REvil attacks, the initial ransom demand was an incredible $21 million. If the law firm had cyber insurance, the policy may cover part of a ransom payment.

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