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Inside Ireland’s Public Healthcare Ransomware Scare

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

18, 2021, when an employee on a Windows computer opened a booby-trapped Microsoft Excel document in a phishing email that had been sent two days earlier. Also, most healthcare organizations in the United States are private companies that operate on razor-thin profit margins.

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Securing Healthcare Data Warehouses: Best Practices for Data Security and Privacy

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Securing the healthcare data warehouses themselves is equally vital to ensure the software applications’ security in their development and maintenance. Use strong access controls: Setting up strict access restrictions is one of the critical elements in securing healthcare data warehouses.

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Key Insights from the OpenText 2024 Threat Perspective

Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

For businesses, this means implementing a comprehensive incident response plan that includes secure, immutable backups and regular testing to ensure rapid recovery in the event of an attack. Educate yourself on common phishing tactics and train employees to recognize fraudulent emails.

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FBI and CISA issue joint alert on Conti Ransomware

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

By launching spear phishing campaigns, stealing RDP credentials, by conducting phone call related scams and launching fake software, CONTI has kept its money bells ringing throughout this year and that was confirmed by a spokesperson from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

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Threat spotlight: Conti, the ransomware used in the HSE healthcare attack

Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE) , Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware attack, forcing the organization to shut down more than 80,000 affected endpoints and plunging them back to the age of pen and paper. ransomware and phishing scams).

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware. Social Tactics.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

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. Phishing attacks continue to dominate cyber threats. Also read: Complete Guide to Phishing Attacks: Different Types and Defenses. Ransomware.

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Why SMBs are Under Attack by Ransomware

Webroot

APRIL 13, 2021

Ransomware attacks generate big headlines when the targets are government entities, universities and healthcare organizations. Businesses easily fall for these scams because, with so many invoices and payments occurring on a daily basis, it’s easy to slip a fake one in.

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MY TAKE: Why COVID-19 ‘digital distancing’ is every bit as vital as ‘social distancing’

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

Related: Coronavirus scams leverage email As we get deeper into dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the need for authorities and experts to communicate reliably and effectively with each other, as well as to the general public, is vital. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear.

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Email Security Guide: Protecting Your Organization from Cyber Threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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Email Security in 2023 – An Insiders Guide to Best Practices & Top Vendors

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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Example of an Email Ransomware Attack in the Cloud

Spinone

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

No matter if you are a business owner or work in any other sector like healthcare, education, or finance – in 2020, ransomware is officially after your cloud data. Moreover, this type of ransomware is able to infect cloud backup as well. This new, more malicious type of ransomware is called ransomware 2.0.

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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

This quirk made the attack look more trustworthy and added a layer of flexibility to these scams. The logic of the raid mainly comes down to using unsecured RDP ports or spear-phishing to infiltrate networks and gain a foothold in them. The FBI-themed ransomware was one of the most prolific infections at the time. Time will tell.

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How Does Ransomware Work – All You Need to Know

Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

Phishing Phishing is a fraudulent practice that tricks people into opening malicious emails and clicking on fake links that infect your computer with ransomware. The main point of phishing is to make the message look trustworthy and convince a user to take the required action. There are two opposite positions on this.

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Inside Ireland’s Public Healthcare Ransomware Scare

Securing Healthcare Data Warehouses: Best Practices for Data Security and Privacy

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Key Insights from the OpenText 2024 Threat Perspective

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FBI and CISA issue joint alert on Conti Ransomware

Threat spotlight: Conti, the ransomware used in the HSE healthcare attack

The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

Why SMBs are Under Attack by Ransomware

MY TAKE: Why COVID-19 ‘digital distancing’ is every bit as vital as ‘social distancing’

Email Security Guide: Protecting Your Organization from Cyber Threats

Email Security in 2023 – An Insiders Guide to Best Practices & Top Vendors

Example of an Email Ransomware Attack in the Cloud

SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

How Does Ransomware Work – All You Need to Know

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