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Conti’s Ransomware Toll on the Healthcare Industry

Krebs on Security

Conti — one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups — publicly declared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it would refrain from targeting healthcare providers. A report in February 2022 from Sophos found Conti orchestrated a cyberattack against a Canadian healthcare provider in late 2021.

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Over 3.1 million cyber attacks on cloud user accounts

CyberSecurity Insiders

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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Three Ways to Protect Unfixable Security Risks

eSecurity Planet

However, before we dig into the technologies, let’s first examine why we need them. Industries with very expensive operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as healthcare or industrial manufacturing, can be especially vulnerable. The Scope of the Unfixable Device Problem. Network segmentation.

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PYSA ransomware gang is the most active group in November

Security Affairs

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. in November compared to October.

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Could allowlisting reduce the impact of ransomware, cyberattacks on health care?

SC Magazine

To Cheng, allowlisting is ideal for health care security stacks, as it’s designed as an additional defense mechanism for antivirus tools and other security measures. Administrators should consider using allowlisting technologies that are already built into some host operating systems, which are less expensive and easy to use.

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Navigating the complex world of Cybersecurity compliance

CyberSecurity Insiders

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

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Who Is Agent Tesla?

Krebs on Security

” This Twitter profile makes no mention of Agent Tesla, but it does state that Mustafa can Ozaydin is an “information technology specialist” in Antalya, Turkey. That Twitter profile also shows up on a Facebook account for a Mustafa can Ozaydin from Turkey.

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