Threatpost

DECEMBER 15, 2020

From ransomware attacks that crippled hospitals, to espionage attacks targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, Beau Woods discusses the top healthcare security risks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

Technology in healthcare has the potential to make all the difference in terms of safety outcomes. Experts predict that the healthcare industry will face two to three times more cyberattacks than other industries, making cybersecurity an essential aspect of modern medicine. This blog was written by an independent guest blogger.

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Trend Micro

MARCH 19, 2023

This article focuses on the healthcare sector. Over the past two years, the healthcare sector has been in a constant state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as widely reported in the media, it has also been threatened by cyberattacks such as ransomware.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The healthcare industry suffers the most costly breaches at more than $10 million per incident, and is the most breached sector, according to two reports issued within the past year. IBM Security's "Cost of a Data Breach 2022" report ( download here ) found that healthcare was the highest cost industry for the twelfth year in a row.

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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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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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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 26, 2021

While patient privacy has always been a common concern when it comes to healthcare organization cyber breaches, a new study has found that cyber-attacks in the healthcare industry can have devastating effects on patient safety as well. Healthcare cybersecurity is a particularly complex and difficult task.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Capterra’s 2022 Medical IoT Survey was conducted. The post Health Care Under Cyberattack: Unprotected Medical IoT Devices Threaten Patient Care appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2021

Conti ransomware targeted over 400 organizations worldwide, 290 in the US, and at least 16 healthcare and first responder networks. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that the Conti ransomware gang has hit at least 16 healthcare and first responder organizations. ” reads the flash alert.

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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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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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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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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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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

While being pummeled by ransomware attacks, healthcare centers also face growing IoT-related threats. Here's how they manage security amid a complex set of risks.

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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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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2021

This week, IoT company Sierra Wireless disclosed a ransomware attack that hit its internal IT systems on March 20 and disrupted its production. Sierra Wireless announced it has halted its production at manufacturing facilities due to the ransomware attack, it is currently working to restart the production “soon.”. ” . .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

All these days we have seen Ransomware locking down access to systems through encryption until a ransom is paid. However, security analysts have discovered a new kind of malware named ‘Jackware’ that is 10 times more dangerous than the usual file-encrypting malware aka Ransomware.

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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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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

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. New security solutions are now aiding healthcare organizations' IT teams in promptly resolving issues, even with devices from various manufacturers.

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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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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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Threatpost

JULY 2, 2021

Nate Warfield, CTO of Prevailion and former Microsoft security researcher, discusses the many security challenges and failings plaguing this industry.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 7, 2020

As hackers put a bullseye on healthcare, Threatpost spotlights how hospitals, researchers and patients have been affected and how the sector is bolstering their cyber defenses.

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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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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2024

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set to implement long-awaited rules that will require critical infrastructure entities across multiple sectors to report cyber incidents and ransomware payments to the federal government.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

Digital transformation realized through new 5G-enabled IoT, Operational Technologies (OT) and IT use cases are no exception. And these use cases can span many industries – manufacturing, public sector, healthcare, education, stadiums, retail and more. Or, an IoT device becomes subject to a supply chain attack.

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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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Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2022

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Google, Apple, and Microsoft step hand in hand into a passwordless future OpenSea warns of Discord channel compromise Avoid these Instagram “Get rich with Bitcoin” scams Steer clear of fake premium mobile app unlockers How Instagram scammers talk users out of their accounts Ransomware: April 2022 review The $43 billion (..)

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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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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

According to the report: "Of the 206 high-risk vulnerabilities we tracked, more than 50 percent of those were either leveraged by threat actors, ransomware, or malware to compromise systems. 20 exploited by ransomwares. IoT environments are likely to be worse in terms of mean time to exploitation and time to remediation.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 2, 2020

Now we must add another type of high stakes negotiation to the list of items organizations should prepare for: negotiating with hackers who are demanding millions of dollars following a ransomware attack. The University of California vs. Netwalker ransomware operators. The ransomware negotiation and conversation.

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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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SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

Today’s columnist, Troy Wachter of Cyberint, says defeating ransomware groups like the one that hit Colonial Pipeline will take teamwork across departments and threat intelligence tools that show how and where specific threats have originated and how they are evolving. OrbitalJoe CreativeCommons CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

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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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Cisco Security

MARCH 23, 2021

For example, those in the financial services industry may see more activity around information stealers; others in manufacturing may be more likely to encounter ransomware. Interestingly, the Technology sector saw the second-highest level of ransomware-related traffic, primarily driven by attacks involving Sodinobiki and Ryuk.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 25, 2023

According to recent threat intelligence from SonicWall, global ransomware attempts declined 31% YoY as cybercriminals and nation-state actors opted for never-before-seen malware variants, IoT malware, and cryptojacking in attacks motivated by financial gain and state-sponsored hacktivism.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 9, 2021

If ransomware and data exfiltration attacks that targeted hospitals and vaccine researchers during the pandemic signaled a cyber hygiene crisis in health care, the SolarWinds supply chain attack demonstrated just how deep the problem goes. Cook: I definitely have a recent case study… It was a ransomware hit.

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