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Royal Ransomware Targeting U.S. Healthcare

SecureWorld News

The United States Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) security team (the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center or HC3) released a report detailing how Royal ransomware has been used to target the healthcare sector. Since the beginning of the pandemic, cyberattacks targeting healthcare have increased dramatically.

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“Substantial proportion” of Americans may have had health and personal data stolen in Change Healthcare breach

Malwarebytes

UnitedHealth Group has given an update on the February cyberattack on Change Healthcare , one of its subsidiaries. On Wednesday February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare experienced serious system outages due to the cyberattack. Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Take your time.

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Medical Debt Collection Firm R1 RCM Hit in Ransomware Attack

Krebs on Security

NASDAQ:RCM ], one of the nation’s largest medical debt collection companies, has been hit in a ransomware attack. The company has more than 19,000 employees and contracts with at least 750 healthcare organizations nationwide. R1 RCM declined to discuss the strain of ransomware it is battling or how it was compromised.

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ChatGPT used to launch phishing and ransomware attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

A senior government official from UAE has alleged that the chat-based platform is being used by criminals to launch phishing and ransomware attacks. Mr. Kuwaiti added that hackers are using ChatGPT to reprogram and add ransomware scripts. Kuwaiti added that hackers are using ChatGPT to reprogram and add ransomware scripts.

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5 Key Findings From the 2023 FBI Internet Crime Report

The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of the previous year, according to new data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The true figure is likely to be even higher, though, as many identity theft and phishing attacks go unreported.

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US HHS warns healthcare orgs of Royal Ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warns healthcare organizations of Royal ransomware attacks. The human-operated Royal ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in September 2022, it has demanded ransoms up to millions of dollars. It has demanded ransoms up to millions of dollars.

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Best Practices for Endpoint Security in Healthcare Institutions

Heimadal Security

While achieving compliance with industry standards is the minimum, it’s not enough to prevent insider threats, supply chain attacks, DDoS, or sophisticated cyberattacks such as double-extortion ransomware, phishing, business email compromise (BEC), info-stealing malware or attacks that leverage the domain name system (DNS).