CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 24, 2021

Canada-based Internet of Things (IoT) maker Sierra Wireless has been hit by ransomware attack bringing certain production operations of the company to a halt. Details about the ransomware that stuck with the company and the ransom demand have been kept under wraps as the cyber attack is still under investigation.

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

Cynerio makes a suite of healthcare-related security products, including an AI-driven platform that provides inventory and asset management services, helps optimize resource allocation, tracks asset utilization and other services that help hospitals and healthcare organizations protect their connected medical devices.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

For a second consecutive year, the time for Kaspersky to make its predictions for the healthcare sector comes amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. A 2021 report by Constella Intelligence found that the number of personal data leaks in healthcare grew by half when compared to 2019. Several factors contributed to that.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 22, 2021

But, the IoT has also been a bright spot with eHealth becoming a crucial part of day-to-day life for many, plus EVs, smart energy and cybersecurity topping headlines. This time last year, we asked for your predictions for the coming year and we’re keeping that tradition alive with the 2022 IoT prediction survey. What’s your IoT vision?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

So, with all the uncertainty, why bother with an annual IoT prediction survey ? The IoT is still booming! Despite the challenges of 2020, the IoT industry is thriving. In fact, IoT Analytics, a leading provider of market insights for the Internet of Things (IoT), M2M, and Industry 4.0,

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 25, 2022

How to protect healthcare and life-sciences data from a cyber attack pandemic. Once slow to adopt new technologies, healthcare-related industries have been rapidly embracing digitalization to enable patient-centric care that is more effective for patients and safer for patients, healthcare professionals and researchers.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Even as enterprises across the globe hustle to get their Internet of Things business models up and running, there is a sense of foreboding about a rising wave of IoT-related security exposures. And, in fact, IoT-related security incidents have already begun taking a toll at ill-prepared companies. Tiered performances.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Being constantly connected to the internet, they are either protected by basic passwords or, in some cases, have no password protection at all. A 2021 Cynerio report revealed a staggering 123% increase in ransomware attacks on healthcare facilities, resulting in more than 500 incidents and costs exceeding $21 billion.

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Threatpost

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Between ransomware attacks on healthcare devices, malware-laced “medical” apps, and fraud services available on the dark net, attackers are pushing the boundaries on targeting healthcare.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 22, 2021

But, the IoT has also been a bright spot with eHealth becoming a crucial part of day-to-day life for many, plus EVs, smart energy and cybersecurity topping headlines. This time last year, we asked for your predictions for the coming year and we’re keeping that tradition alive with the 2022 IoT prediction survey. What’s your IoT vision?

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Table of Contents What is ransomware? Ransomware trends Ransomware prevention Ransomware detection Ransomware simulation Ransomware security terms How NetSPI can help What is ransomware? Ransomware adversaries hold the data hostage until a victim pays the ransom. How does ransomware work?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2023

The LockBit ransomware group threatens to leak medical data of cancer patients stolen from Varian Medical Systems. The LockBit ransomware group claims to have hacked the healthcare company Varian Medical Systems and threatens to leak the medical data of cancer patients. Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 23, 2018

While it’s no surprise to anybody reading this that data breaches are on the rise, the attacks facing healthcare organizations, most recently in Asia, are particularly worrisome. MGM New Bombay Hospital was victimized by a ransomware attack in July, resulting in the loss of more than two weeks’ worth of data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Healthcare and Public Health sector with ransomware. businesses, mainly in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector, with ransomware operations. The Daixin Team is a ransomware and data extortion group that has been active since at least June 2022. ” reads the alert. .” ” reads the alert.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2022

Over 50 countries sign the “Declaration for the Future of the Internet” Watch out for these 3 small business cybersecurity mistakes. The post A week in security (May 2 – 8) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Ransomware Attacks: In 2023, a whopping 72.7% of organizations faced ransomware. Healthcare Spending: From 2020 to 2025, the healthcare sector plans to spend $125 billion on cyber security to tackle its vulnerability. Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 11, 2022

Healthcare organizations are increasingly targeted by criminals. The healthcare industry continued to be one of the the most targeted sector in 2021 , witnessing a 51% increase in breaches since 2019. In 2020 alone, 560 healthcare facilities in the U.S. were reported as victims of ransomware attacks in 80 different incidents.

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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. Healthcare sector. In August 2021, a ransomware attack on Scripps Health in California resulted in over $113 million in losses.

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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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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

There are dozens of Linux malware families out there today threatening SMBs with anything from ransomware to DDoS attacks. QNAPCrypt is ransomware that specifically targets Linux-based NAS (Network Attached Storage) servers. If so, you better watch out for Cheerscrypt, another Linux-based ransomware. Cloud Snooper. How it works.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 46,872 unique users. Ransomware programs Quarterly trends and highlights Vulnerability exploitation In Q3, ransomware groups were detected exploiting vulnerabilities in various server software. Ramnit 34.0 2 Zbot/Zeus Trojan-Banker.Win32.Zbot 3 Emotet Trojan-Banker.Win32.Emotet

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware and malware on CNI will be paramount to the stability of national economies for the years to come. The Threat of Ransomware Targeted and untargeted CNI incidents are now simpler to execute than ever before.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Will Enable Mass Spying Reddit Says Leaked U.S.-U.K. billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Businesses will still be mostly concerned with ransomware. will lead more people to poverty, which always translates to increased criminality (cyber or otherwise), and we know ransomware to be extremely profitable.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The investigation looked into Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM), which are standards for communicating medical data between healthcare professionals. IoT search engine Shodan. The result was approximately 3,092 real DICOM devices were found to be communicating over the internet.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 9, 2023

It enables us to stay connected on a personal level as well as provide essential services for banking, healthcare, transportation, and more. Internet of Things (IoT) : The increasing use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the telecom sector is a double-edged sword. Why are Telecom Sectors Targeted?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Ransomware. In 2022, ransomware attacks will continue at an alarming pace and will be more targeted. For hackers’ soft targets for ransomware extortion are plentiful, especially in the healthcare, financial, and manufacturing industries. Ransomware is not new, and it has been around for decades.A

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

From supply chain breaches to ransomware organizations continue to struggle with how to avoid becoming an eventual statistic of being attacked. Ransomware. Ransomware, as projected would continue to be a leading way for bad actors to leverage control and data to monetize hacking organizations. IoT and DoS.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

From the ransomware attack that compromised a major U.S. Reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware and malware on CNI will be of paramount importance to the stability of nation states for years to come. The Threat of Ransomware. In fact, in recent years, ransomware has almost completely changed breach economics.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. No specific tool exists to defend specifically against nation state attacks, ransomware gangs, or hacktivists.

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 57,612 unique users. Ransomware programs Quarterly trends and highlights MOVEit Transfer vulnerabilities exploited The Cl0p ransomware gang began heavily exploiting vulnerabilities in MOVEit Transfer, a secure file transfer software solution used by organizations around the world.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Ransomware is one of the most concerning cybersecurity threats for individuals, SMBs, and enterprise environments alike. This year has ushered in a resurgence in ransomware activity. In this article, we’ll take a look at the biggest ransomware attacks of 2019 and the severe impact they have had.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

EternalBlue is a Windows exploit created by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and used in the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack. These data packets can contain malware such as a trojan, ransomware, or similar dangerous program. Here is how the NSA-developed cyber monster works, and how you should defend against it.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 9, 2023

It enables us to stay connected on a personal level as well as provide essential services for banking, healthcare, transportation, and more. Internet of Things (IoT) : The increasing use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the telecom sector is a double-edged sword. Why are Telecom Sectors Targeted?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Definition, Threats & Protections Public Internet Threats If your enterprise network is connected to the public internet, every single threat on the internet can render your business vulnerable too. These threaten enterprise networks because malicious traffic from the internet can travel between networks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Million MobiFriends User details leaked online North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses a Mac variant of the Dacls RAT SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against Healthcare, Government Organizations Sodinokibi gang hacked law firm of the celebrities and threatens to release the docs.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. Ransomware The U.S.

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