Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You Casio: Notice of Partial Service Outage and Information Leak Caused by Ransomware Attack He founded a “startup” to access sanctioned Russian websites: the cyber police of Khmelnytskyi region exposed the hacker Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse Malware Over 300,000!

Data breaches 118

Data breaches Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence 118

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

In many cases, the crooks hack managed service providers (MSPs) first and then use this access to compromise the partnering organizations. Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets. What does the future hold?

Ransomware 243

Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The crooks running the Trickbot botnet typically use these config files to pass new instructions to their fleet of infected PCs, such as the Internet address where hacked systems should download new updates to the malware. 22, someone pushed out a new configuration file to Windows computers currently infected with Trickbot. On Sunday, Sept.

Ransomware 363

Ransomware Malware Healthcare Internet 363

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

Black Basta has targeted at least 12 critical infrastructure sectors, including Healthcare and Public Health. Black Basta affiliates have targeted over 500 private industry and critical infrastructure entities, including healthcare organizations, in North America, Europe, and Australia.” ” reads the CSA.

Ransomware 143

Ransomware Hacking Healthcare Cybercrime 143

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.

Healthcare 105

Healthcare Ransomware Social Engineering Backups 105

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

That is how James McQuiggan, CISSP, Security Awareness Advocate for KnowBe4, kicked off the recent SecureWorld Remote Sessions webcast titled, "Ransomware, Ransom-war, and Ran-some-where: What We Can Learn When the Hackers Get Hacked." It will be available for viewing through August 2023.

Hacking 109

Hacking Backups Ransomware Retail 109

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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Avaddon). Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 140

Ransomware Backups Antivirus DDOS 140

Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

In 2023, famous YouTube tech personality Linus Sebastian suffered a hack of three different YouTube channels associated with his company, Linus Media Group. The attack was largely reminiscent of a 2022 YouTube account hack that repurposed a 2018 interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook to fool viewers into following a separate cryptocurrency scam.

Small Business 103

Small Business Cybersecurity Scams Passwords 103

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Kuwait Health Ministry is recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted systems at multiple hospitals and disabled the Sahel healthcare app. The cyber attack also impacted the Ministry of Health website, which is still offline, and Kuwait’s Sahel healthcare app. ” reported the website Kuna.net.

Healthcare 132

Healthcare Insurance Backups Cyber Attacks 132

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Related: Supply-chain hacks prove worrisome. Yes, and that is what Sony exactly lost when they were hacked and the personal info of every one of its customers leaked in 2011. Every second, even while you are reading this article, a hacker is trying to hack a site. Are they updated? Are the credentials updated? Data protection.

Penetration Testing 233

Penetration Testing Retail Hacking Backups 233

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

The Professional Finance Company, PFC, suffered a ransomware attack on February 26 and on July 1 confirmed that over 650 healthcare providers were affected by the breach. In the last 18 months, companies have been misled into believing that investing in backup and recovery solutions is the answer to their ransomware woes. More than 1.9

Healthcare 105

Healthcare Encryption Ransomware Penetration Testing 105

SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

United States government agencies recently released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing information on how North Korean state-sponsored threat actors are actively using Maui ransomware to attack healthcare organizations. Nobody wants to be part of the organization that got hacked because they simply forgot to update their software.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Ransomware Encryption Government 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2025

UAT-5918 mainly targets Taiwan’s telecom, healthcare, IT, and critical infrastructure sectors. They stage and exfiltrate data, including confidential files and database backups, using SQLCMD. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking, UAT-5918)

Backups 69

Backups Healthcare Accountability Malware 69

Malwarebytes

JULY 8, 2022

One of the biggest problems in the cybercrime section of the report relates to backups. Specifically: The lack of backups when dealing with hacking incidents. Backups in Brazil: An uphill struggle. Backups are an essential backstop that can help against several forms of attack, as well as mistakes and mishaps.

Encryption 133

Encryption Backups Ransomware Cybercrime 133

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Early this month, Evgueni Erchov, Director of IR & Cyber Threat Intelligence at Arete Incident Response, told ZDNet that multiple ransomware gangs are cold-calling victims if they don’t pay the ransom and attempt to restore from backups. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FBI). Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Backups Firmware Accountability 145

Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

“Healthcare and education organizations also host large volumes of sensitive data, making them more valuable targets. It is not uncommon for schools and hospitals to have legacy systems, poor email filtering, no data backups, or unpatched systems in their environments. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). ” . .

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Education DNS Backups 145

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

The SamSam ransomware is an old threat, attacks were observed in 2015 and the list of victims is long, many of them belong to the healthcare industry. Experts close the post recommending the importance of backup of important data for combating ransomware infections. Security Affairs – passcode bypass flaw, hacking).

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Healthcare Backups Encryption 111

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

Therefore, companies that suffer a ransomware attack cannot predict when they will be operational again because they need to eradicate the threat from affected systems and restore any backups. healthcare organizations of targeted attacks conducted by ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks. ” reads the statement.

Cyber Attacks 135

Cyber Attacks Backups Healthcare Media 135

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Crooks have had access to the medical records of 42 million Americans since 2016 as the number of hacks on healthcare organizations doubled. Medical records of 42 million Americans are being sold on the dark web since 2016, this information comes from cyberattacks on healthcare providers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, healthcare).

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Ransomware Backups Hacking 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

According to the FBI, operators behind the threat gain access to hacked networks via the Qakbot (Qbot) trojan, but experts from Group-IB added that they also target unprotected Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)-servers with weak credentials. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ProLock). Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Advertising Malware Backups 145

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

Toll has shut down its MyToll portal and is currently removing the threat from its systems before restoring data from backups. This includes cleaning affected servers and systems, and restoring files from backups.” SecurityAffairs – Toll, hacking). ” reads the statement published by the company. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 134

Ransomware Encryption Backups Healthcare 134

Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

” The CPU will address critical vulnerabilities in Oracle Essbase, Graph Server and Client, Secure Backup, Communications Applications, Communications, Construction and Engineering, Enterprise Manager, Financial Services Applications, Fusion Middleware, Insurance Applications, PeopleSoft, Support Tools, and Utilities Applications.

Big data 126

Big data Financial Services Retail Insurance 126

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

BlackMatter ransomware operators announced that they will not target healthcare organizations, critical infrastructure, organizations in the defense industry, and non-profit companies. The experts noticed that BlackMatter operators wipe or reformat backup data stores and appliances instead of encrypting backup systems.

Ransomware 141

Ransomware Backups Encryption Cybercrime 141

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. “If you want proof we have hacked T-Systems as well.

Passwords 271

Passwords Ransomware Password Management Malware 271

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2024

When reports came in that medical company Change Healthcare may have paid ransomware gang BlackCat/ALPHV a $22 million ransom in March 2024, the broader healthcare sector experienced a surge in ransomware attacks. Moreover, ransom pay can signal to cyber criminals that a sector is ripe for exploitation.

Ransomware 133

Ransomware Healthcare Backups Risk 133

Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2024

RansomHub claimed responsibility for attacks against multiple organizations, including Change Healthcare, Christie’s , and Frontier Communications. The ransomware exploits cloud storage backups and misconfigured Amazon S3 instances to extort victims.

Ransomware 141

Ransomware Encryption Backups Malware 141

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Hipocrate Information System (HIS) is a software suite designed to manage the medical and administrative activities of hospitals and other healthcare institutions. Authorities in Romania confirmed that a ransomware attack that targeted the Hipocrate Information System (HIS) has disrupted operations for at least 100 hospitals.

Ransomware 141

Ransomware Backups Encryption Healthcare 141

Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2024

Kootenai Health is a healthcare organization based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The ransomware is a 64-bit executable that supports multiple commands to stop applications from performing backups and security software. The malware only encrypts files matching predefined criteria.

Data breaches 131

Data breaches Identity Theft Encryption Ransomware 131

Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

The attacks were observed as recently as February 2024, they targeted government, education, emergency services, healthcare, and other critical infrastructure sectors. Phobos is also able to identify and delete data backups. Phobos operation uses a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, it has been active since May 2019.

Ransomware 142

Ransomware Backups Healthcare Firewall 142

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.

Backups 80

Backups Healthcare Encryption Data breaches 80

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Experts found a new variant of the Vega ransomware, dubbed Zeppelin, targeting technology and healthcare companies across Europe, the US, and Canada. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). ” reads the analysis published by Cylance. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 94

Ransomware Encryption Healthcare Backups 94

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

These new attacks affect everything from private citizens and businesses to government systems; healthcare organizations; public services; and food, water, and fuel supply chains. QR payments are being tampered with, NFT accounts hacked, digital wallets emptied, and sensitive information compromised. Backup and encryption.

Backups 145

Backups Ransomware Firewall Malware 145

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The attackers successfully compromised more than a dozen organizations across multiple industries, including technology, energy, healthcare, education, finance and defense. SockDetour serves as a backup fileless Windows backdoor in case the primary one is removed. SecurityAffairs – hacking, backdoor). Pierluigi Paganini.

Backups 102

Backups Healthcare VPN Malware 102

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks. Leaders of the top hacking collectives are astute and disciplined.

Social Engineering 174

Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Scams Phishing 174

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

North Korea-linked APT groups conduct ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical infrastructure facilities to fund its activities. Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure conducted by North Korea-linked hacker groups are used by the government of Pyongyang to fund its malicious cyber operations, U.S.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Healthcare Cryptocurrency Government 98

Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The ransomware attacks that make headlines and steer conversations among cybersecurity professionals usually involve major ransoms, huge corporations and notorious hacking groups. These were mainly hit with well-known variants, sometimes unleashed by state-backed hacking groups. Attach Surface vs. Cybersecurity Resources.

Ransomware 126

Ransomware Small Business Backups Threat Reports 126

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2020

The hospital has been restoring the backups and rebuilding all its 1,300, the operations are expected to be fully restored by early next month. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Vermont Medical Center). The hospital notified federal police which is still investigating the security breach, the good news is that patient data was not exposed.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Cyber Attacks Backups Malware 145