article thumbnail

Giant health insurer struck by ransomware didn't have antivirus protection

Malwarebytes

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), has confirmed that it was unprotected by antivirus software when it was attacked by the Medusa ransomware group in September. How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry. Detect intrusions.

Antivirus 101
article thumbnail

PYSA Ransomware Attacks Targeting Healthcare, Education and Government Institutions, FBI Warns

Hot for Security

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a flash alert warning of an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks targeting government entities, educational institutions, private companies and the healthcare sector in the US and the UK. law,” the agency notes.

Education 111
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Arrest, Seizures Tied to Netwalker Ransomware

Krebs on Security

“Attacks have specifically targeted the healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking advantage of the global crisis to extort victims,” the DOJ said. Each build is unique, in that the malware is inside the script – it is not downloaded from the internet. Powershell build.

article thumbnail

Three Ways to Protect Unfixable Security Risks

eSecurity Planet

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.

Risk 131
article thumbnail

NIST’s ransomware guidelines look a lot like cyber resilience

Webroot

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.

article thumbnail

US CISA and FBI publish joint alert on DarkSide ransomware

Security Affairs

Early this year the group announced that it will no longer attack organizations in the healthcare industry, companies involved in the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, and funeral service organizations. Set antivirus/antimalware programs to conduct regular scans of IT network assets using up-to-date signatures.

article thumbnail

How to Decrypt Ransomware Files – And What to Do When That Fails

eSecurity Planet

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.