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Inside Ireland’s Public Healthcare Ransomware Scare

Krebs on Security

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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Ransomware Threatens Lives: Report Reveals Impacts on Healthcare Sector

SecureWorld News

Ransomware continues to pose an alarming threat to critical infrastructure, with the healthcare sector being particularly vulnerable to its devastating effects. In 2023, the United States witnessed a surge in ransomware attacks, with 46 hospital systems comprising 141 hospitals directly impacted. and globally.

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Cybersecurity Management Lessons from Healthcare Woes

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware attacks and data breaches make headlines when they shut down huge connected healthcare providers such as Ascension Healthcare or Change Healthcare. CNN reported the Black Basta ransomware gang performed the attack, although the company hasn’t officially confirmed the information.

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New Turmoil in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack as Feuding Cybercriminals Threaten Data Leak

SecureWorld News

The unprecedented cyberattack on healthcare giant Change Healthcare has taken a chaotic turn, with allegations that the prolific BlackCat ransomware gang conducted an "exit scam"—shutting down operations after receiving a $22 million ransom payment from the company without paying their own affiliate hacker.

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Dissension Emerges as Healthcare Grapples with Cybersecurity Regulations

SecureWorld News

The recent ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a major payment processor, has intensified the urgency for cybersecurity regulations in the healthcare sector, with industry resistance colliding with calls from lawmakers and cybersecurity experts for immediate action.

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Black Basta Ascension Attack Redux — can Patients Die of Ransomware?

Security Boulevard

Inglorious Basta(rds): 16 days on, huge hospital system continues to be paralyzed by ransomware—and patient safety is at risk. The post Black Basta Ascension Attack Redux — can Patients Die of Ransomware? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent, Credible Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals

Krebs on Security

26, KrebsOnSecurity began following up on a tip from a reliable source that an aggressive Russian cybercriminal gang known for deploying ransomware was preparing to disrupt information technology systems at hundreds of hospitals, clinics and medical care facilities across the United States. hospitals and healthcare providers.”