IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Healthcare delivery organizations are increasingly deploying medical devices, IoT, and other medical platforms to improve connectivity and support patient care. Weak cybersecurity evaluations, inappropriate network segmentation, and legacy devices expand the healthcare threat landscape. The rise of mobile healthcare.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The group claims to have stolen 5TB of patients’ and employee’s information, backups, PII documents, and more. The group is known to have a role for its affiliated that prohibits attacking healthcare organizations. In August, the gang attacked the Center Hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF), a hospital southeast of Paris.

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Ransomware Healthcare Data breaches Cyber Attacks 123

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

As coronavirus-themed cyber attacks ramp up, consumers and companies must practice digital distancing to keep themselves protected. That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear.

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Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Scams Engineering 174

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2% of cyber attacks IBM handled. Phishing attacks made up 40% of all attacks in the sector. billion in reported losses.

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Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 120

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

The INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organisation) is warning of ransomware attacks against hospitals despite the currently ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. Attackers are targeting organizations in the healthcare industry via malspam campaigns using malicious attachments.

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Healthcare Ransomware Backups Advertising 79

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

A cyber attack has been disrupting operations at Synlab Italia, a leading provider of medical diagnosis services, since April 18. Since April 18, Synlab Italia, a major provider of medical diagnosis services, has been experiencing disruptions due to a cyber attack. ” reads the statement.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The spread of this ransomware was considered to be the worst cyber attack in terms of contamination rate and scope, putting public offices and companies (especially healthcare facilities) out of operation. Only the registration of this domain subsequently created the condition (kill swich) for the malware to stop spreading.

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