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. What is Maui ransomware? Using manually operated ransomware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

REvil ransomware operators claimed to have breached another healthcare organization, the victim is Valley Health Systems. Healthcare organizations are a privileged target of hackers due to the sensitive data they manage. ” states the post published by Cyble. ” states the post published by Cyble.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

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. EDR can detect an intruder's suspicious activity in advance of them running ransomware, as well as being able to identify the ransomware itself.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Ransomware Protection: A Modern Approach to Backup Solutions. There’s no doubt that ransomware has been taking over the news agenda in recent months. There’s no doubt that ransomware has been taking over the news agenda in recent months. Traditional backup solutions are living in the dark ages. Sep 28, 2021.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2022

France-based Dordogne Groupements Hospitaliers de Territoire (Dordogne GHT) has stopped RYUK Ransomware attack on its servers by using the AI propelled DarkTrace Threat monitoring and detection solution. DarkTrace offers Antigena, an autonomous response technology against cyber threats such as ransomware attacks.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH), a major hospital system in northern Florida, has reportedly been experiencing an "IT security issue" since Thursday evening, which impacted some of its IT systems. The hospital provides healthcare across 21 counties in northern Florida and Georgia. Backup your files. Educate your staff.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

A recent ransomware attack on a New York-based biotech company, Enzo Biochem, has resulted in the exposure of sensitive information belonging to more than 2.5 The identity of the ransomware group responsible for the attack has yet to be disclosed, as investigations into the incident are ongoing. million patients.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 6, 2022

Maui Ransomware is being spread by state-funded hackers of North Korea and it confirmed this in a joint statement released by the FBI, CISA, and Department of Treasury on a collective note. At the same, it has issued an advisory to the health care sector on how to deal with the incident and the risks involved in ransomware payments.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 9, 2022

May 2021 was a tough month for the Healthcare and Medical sector–the most notable threat trend at the time was the heavy use of a new popular exploit against Dell systems, leading to immense effort by attackers to utilize the exploit before it became less effective due to patching. Securing healthcare and medical organizations.

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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. Threat profile: Conti ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

million patients have been exposed to a ransomware infection after a Colorado-based debt collection firm serving hundreds of medical facilities and hospitals across America was breached. 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.

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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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Webroot

AUGUST 27, 2021

When the Institute for Security & Technology’s Ransomware Task Force published its report on combatting ransomware this spring, the Colonial Pipeline, JBS meatpacking and Kaseya VSA attacks were still around the corner. ” -Ransomware Task Force, IST. While many of these would fall to law enforcement, U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 31, 2021

healthcare system struggles to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been fighting another major battle – ransomware. Nearly half (48%) of hospitals, according to a new study , have had to disconnect their networks in the past six months because of ransomware. Ransomware has been a prominent story through 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For any organization struck by ransomware , business leaders always ask “how do we decrypt the data ASAP, so we can get back in business?”. The good news is that ransomware files can be decrypted. What can be done to recover from ransomware attacks when backups are not available? How Does Ransomware Encryption Work?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Nearly half of EDR tools and organizations are vulnerable to Clop ransomware gang tactics, according to tests by a cybersecurity company. The continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) vendor tested to see if organizational controls would recognize the Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) of Clop ransomware attacks.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

A semi-active ransomware group has claimed it is behind a string of attacks which have taken advantage of a zero-day vulnerability in GoAywhere MFT. The Russian-linked Clop ransomware group says it was able to remotely attack private systems using exposed GoAnywhere MFT administration consoles accessible on the public internet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications, and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, today released Ransomware in the Healthcare Cloud , new guidance from the CSA Health Information Management Working Group.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Apart from taking over bank accounts, TrickBot has been instrumental in spreading ransomware across multiple healthcare organizations, and critical infrastructure in the US, especially during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thankfully, there are ways organizations can help reduce their risk of suffering from a ransomware attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Ransomware is one of the most serious security threats businesses face today. A multi-layered approach is required to reduce exposure to ransomware attacks and also to recover encrypted data more quickly and effectively. Even without the countdown timer displayed by most ransomware, the urgency of a response is all too clear.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

FBI, CISA, NSA have published a joint advisory about the operation of the BlackMatter ransomware gang and provides defense recommendations. Like other ransomware operations, BlackMatter also set up its leak site where it publishes data exfiltrated from the victims before encrypting their system.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 3, 2023

CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) has published the first results of its pre-ransomware notifications that were introduced at the start of 2023. In order to develop the pre-ransomware notifications, CISA established the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) to "unify cyber defenders from organizations worldwide".

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

Here’s what you need to know: The Resilience of Ransomware Ransomware remains a formidable adversary, with groups like LockBit demonstrating an uncanny ability to bounce back even after significant law enforcement actions. Adopt Robust Backup Solutions: Ensure that all important data is backed up regularly and securely.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The exposed database, containing more than 17 billion records, has raised concerns about the security of sensitive healthcare provider information and negotiated rates for medical procedures. states, Cigna offers an array of healthcare insurance plans, including individual, family, employer-sponsored, Medicare, and Medicaid plans.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 31, 2023

The Register reports that healthcare workers are having to resort to pen and paper , alongside staff being warned of the potential for phishing attacks. While there is a backup system able to take MobiMed’s place “within 24 hours” of an attack, integration with other systems is not 100%. Get a free trial below.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

FBI issued a second flash alert about ProLock ransomware stealing data, four months after the first advisory published by the feds on the same threat. The FBI has issued the 20200901-001 Private Industry Notification about ProLock ransomware stealing data on September 1st. reads a report published by Group-IB. “The

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

For the healthcare industry, this became more complicated amidst the pandemic. California healthcare not reporting data breaches. He also urges healthcare organizations to take the following steps to protect patient data: "Keep all operating systems and software housing health data current with the latest security patches;".

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Malwarebytes

JULY 8, 2022

It outlines multiple key areas of concern across 29 key areas of risk. 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. The most obvious one of those would be ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert on DarkSide ransomware activity after the disruptive attack on Colonial Pipeline. FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert to warn of ransomware attacks conducted by the DarkSide group. The group provides Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) to a network of affiliates.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI are warning of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have published a joint advisory to warn of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. The ransomware can be deployed as a

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 30, 2021

It is not very often that a ransomware attack can actually cause physical harm to a person. We have seen it a few times during the pandemic, with cybercriminals targeting the healthcare sector to steal information on anything related to COVID-19. Now, we are seeing it again with a ransomware attack that targeted Scripps Health.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 30, 2021

It is not very often that a ransomware attack can actually cause physical harm to a person. We have seen it a few times during the pandemic, with cybercriminals targeting the healthcare sector to steal information on anything related to COVID-19. Now, we are seeing it again with a ransomware attack that targeted Scripps Health.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland’s public health system. The unusually candid post-mortem found that nearly two months elapsed between the initial intrusion and the launching of the ransomware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Experts from cybersecurity firm Emsisoft announced the availability of a free decryptor for past victims of the BlackMatter ransomware. Cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has released a free decryption tool for past victims of the BlackMatter ransomware. “ reads the announcement published by Emsisoft. .

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

According to Interpol's Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment report , critical infrastructure is highly targeted by ransomware gangs that are after what is called the Big Game Hunting. Critical infrastructure and OT systems are perceived as high-value targets by ransomware groups as well as nation-state actors with geopolitical motives.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 27, 2021

How CIOs Can Protect Data Against Ransomware Attacks in 2022. Here are 4 ways to protect your organization’s most precious asset—data—against the ransomware pandemic. Ransomware has become one of the most dangerous and high-profile problems facing CIOs and CISOs worldwide. Wed, 10/27/2021 - 08:34. Hims Pawar. Oct 27, 2021.

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