CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Cyberattacks are rapidly overwhelming the healthcare sector. Both large and small healthcare providers continue to be a tantalizing target for repeated ransomware attacks due to limited security budgets that lead to an overall weakened cyber defense system. By Tom Neclerio , Vice President of Professional Services at SilverSky.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2025

Medusa demands ransoms from $100,000 to $15 million, victims are organizations in healthcare, non-profits, finance, and government sectors. The group targets known vulnerabilities, mainly in Exchange Server. The researchers speculate that the ransomware group relies on initial access brokers to access target infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Universal Health Services (UHS) healthcare providers has reportedly shut down systems at healthcare facilities after a Ryuk ransomware attack. Universal Health Services (UHS) is an American Fortune 500 company that provides hospital and healthcare services, in 2019, its annual revenues were $11.37 billion in 2019.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In 2023, major ransomware incidents targeted healthcare providers, educational institutions, and large corporations. In 2023, there was a significant increase in phishing attacks, especially targeting remote workers and users in industries such as finance and healthcare.

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Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Here are some of the most likely targets for access to consumer data: Healthcare organizations : Healthcare companies are a prime target for cybercrime due to the large amounts of sensitive data they store, which includes personal information and medical records.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Tools like firewalls, antivirus software, and encryption help safeguard information. Antivirus Software : Antivirus and anti-malware tools scan devices for harmful software, prevent infections, and remove any threats found. Cybersecurity is the practice of defending computers, networks, and data from malicious attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are warning of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide in multiple industries, including government, finance, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2018

A LinkedIn profile for a person by the same name from Antalya, Turkey states that Mr. can Ozaydin is currently a “systems support expert” for Memorial Healthcare Group , a hospital in Istanbul. That Twitter profile also shows up on a Facebook account for a Mustafa can Ozaydin from Turkey.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The ransomware was originally written in Go language and was employed in attacks aimed at healthcare and education sectors in countries like Thailand and Indonesia. “An emerging ransomware family, Agenda has recently been targeting critical sectors such as healthcare and education industries. AGENDA.THIAFBB.”

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2022

The attack would disrupt services at several Irish hospitals, and resulted in the near complete shutdown of the HSE’s national and local networks, forcing the cancellation of many outpatient clinics and healthcare services. It took the HSE until Sept. “You need to work for 8 hours before 20-21 Moscow time.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

Keep all devices updated with the latest security patches, and use reputable antivirus solutions that can block suspicious downloads and identify malicious software. For businesses, this means implementing strong antivirus software, endpoint protection solutions, and regular software updates.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. ” reads the alert. ” continues the alert.

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Webroot

AUGUST 27, 2021

Already in 2020, according to the report: 2,4000 governmental agencies, healthcare facilities and schools had been hit with ransomware $350 million had been paid out ransomware actors, a 311% increase over 2019 It was taking 287 days on average for a business to fully recover from a ransomware attack.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Other than different antivirus and not allowing RDP connections to the internet they don’t seem to have put any additional safeguards in place. A ridiculous number of businesses — particularly healthcare providers — get hit with ransomware because they leave RDP open to the Internet and secured with easy-to-guess passwords.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2025

Alarmingly, the database also held sensitive data from banking institutions, healthcare providers, and government portals. Implement robust security solutions : Utilize reputable antivirus and anti-malware software to detect and prevent infections.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Antivirus firm Avast released a free decryptor for the BianLian ransomware family that allows victims to recover locked files. The BianLian ransomware emerged in August 2022, the malware was employed in attacks against organizations in various industries, including manufactoring, media and entertainment, and healthcare.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

PYSA ransomware operators focus on large or high-value finance, government and healthcare organisations. Operators behind the Pysa malware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products. newversion file extension instead of.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 13, 2021

As per the report, the industries that were majorly targeted include retail, technology, financial, public and healthcare sector along with education and energy. And most of them were malware related followed by account hijackings and targeted attacks against vulnerabilities.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

Despite billions of dollars spent on the latest, greatest antivirus suites, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, enterprises continue to suffer breaches that can be traced back to the actions of a single, unsuspecting employee. Yet there is a single point of failure common to just about all network break-ins: humans.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

Operators behind the Pysa ransomware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products. ” Since March 2020, the PYSA ransomware was involved in attacks against US and foreign government entities, educational institutions, private companies, and the healthcare sector.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

The result of this oversight may offer attackers a way back into the affected organization, access to financial and healthcare accounts, or — worse yet — key tools for attacking the victim’s various business partners and clients. In mid-November 2019, Wisconsin-based Virtual Care Provider Inc.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Industries with very expensive operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as healthcare or industrial manufacturing, can be especially vulnerable. Of course healthcare providers have plenty of company in their vulnerable state. 57% of ICS sites do not run automatically updating antivirus protection.

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Webroot

APRIL 30, 2025

Start with your most sensitive accounts, such as banking, email, and healthcare and update those first. Protect your devices Antivirus software scans detect and defend against any virus or malicious program like malware, trojans, adware and more that might cause damage to your devices. Did you know?

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Trickbot targeted hospitals and healthcare centers, launching a wave of ransomware attacks against hospitals across the United States,” the sanctions notice continued. A spam email from 2020 containing a Trickbot-infected attachment. Image: Microsoft.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Some representative examples of free tools: The Czech antivirus and patch management software creator Avast is a large public company. Ransomware researcher Michael Gillespie creates ransomware decryption tools that are distributed for free on antivirus tool websites; he can also be found on GitHub and Twitter.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

History of Hive Ransomware Hive typically goes after nonprofits, retailers, energy providers, healthcare facilities, and others in similar spaces. Impair Defenses – Hive will seek to terminate all processes related to backups, antivirus/anti-spyware, and file copying. billion being paid in 2022 alone.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation. About the essayist.

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Spinone

APRIL 7, 2020

Cloud security compliance is a serious challenge, especially when it comes to protecting sensitive data in healthcare. That leads organizations to look for HIPAA compliant cloud backup , antivirus, or data protection software to ensure the safety of vital information. The importance of data in healthcare can not be overestimated.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Cloud security compliance is a serious challenge, especially when it comes to protecting sensitive data in healthcare. That leads organizations to look for HIPAA-compliant cloud backup, antivirus, or data protection software to ensure the safety of vital information. Let’s take a look at HIPAA compliance requirements.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 24, 2022

As BianLian follows the process of dividing the encrypted content in 10 bytes of data, it easily evaded detection by antivirus products. Sixth is the news related to a billing company that provides services to the healthcare sector.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2023

A packer (aka “Crypter” and “FUD”) implements a series of functionalities to make it harder for antivirus programs to detect the malware. The TrickGate packer was primarily used in attacks aimed at the manufacturing sector, and other attacks aimed at the education, healthcare, government, and finance industries.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. reads the alert.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

A prime example is the healthcare sector, where the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates encryption to protect patient health information. According to a Ponemon Institute study, the data breach cost for healthcare organizations without encryption was $380 per record, compared to $230 for those with encryption.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 23, 2023

Certain industries such as education and healthcare face their own distinct set of challenges when it comes to mobile security, namely a diverse amount of endpoints and lackluster budgets and infrastructure. for more tips on improving your organizations mobile and Chromebook security posture. Stay vigilant!

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2022

The collected samples were 64-bit Windows PE (Portable Executable) files and were used to target healthcare and education organizations in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Thailand. The researchers noticed that the samples they analyzed were customized for each victim, all included unique company IDs and leaked account details.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 19, 2021

In connection to this unsanctioned activity, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced there will be charges against four MSS hackers for activities in a campaign targeting foreign governments and entities in key sectors—including maritime, aviation, defense, education, and healthcare—in a least a dozen countries.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Malicious cyber actors then use the Remcos backdoor to issue commands and gain administrator privileges while bypassing antivirus products, maintaining persistence, and running as legitimate processes by injecting itself into Windows processes. Remcos installs a backdoor onto a target system. Mitigations for top malware strains.

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