Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Ransomware attacks launched against healthcare providers are on the rise as 2021 draws to a close. The HHS Office for Civil Rights’ HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool points to several high-impact ransomware attacks related to the healthcare industry.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2022

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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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 28, 2022

According to the FBI and Internet Crime Complaint Center, 25% of ransomware complaints involve healthcare providers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

By Aaron Sandeen, CEO and co-founder at Securin Since June 2021, Hive Ransomware has been dominating the ransomware scene. With all the buzz they have created, it’s no wonder they have earned the title of one of the most prolific ransomware groups. By the end of 2022, the education sector had seen increased ransomware attacks.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A CISA advisory warns that the Daixin Team ransomware group has put the US healthcare system in its crosshairs for data extortion, and provides tools to fight back.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2022

Healthcare providers are opting to pay a ransom in the event of ransomware attacks, instead of recovering it from data backups. The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022 report is against what is being urged by the law enforcement agencies such as CISA and the FBI.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 14, 2020

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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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2022

US authorities have issued a joint advisory warning of North Korea-linked APTs using Maui ransomware in attacks against the Healthcare sector. Treasury Department issued a joint advisory that warn of North-Korea-linked threat actors using Maui ransomware in attacks aimed at organizations in the Healthcare sector.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

Criminal hackers will try almost anything to get inside a profitable enterprise and secure a million-dollar payday from a ransomware infection. ” This attacker’s approach may seem fairly amateur, but it would be a mistake to dismiss the threat from West African cybercriminals dabbling in ransomware. ” Image: Sophos.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 24, 2022

Analyzing over 100 prominent ransomware incidents, Barracuda found the top targeted sectors to be education, municipalities, healthcare, infrastructure and financial. The post How ransomware attacks target specific industries appeared first on TechRepublic.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In a statement issued Monday morning, Lehigh Valley Health Network said it had been the target of a cyberattack attributed to a ransomware gang known as BlackCat. BlackCat The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group BlackCat, also known as ALPHV and Noberus, is currently one of the most active groups, and has been associated with Russia.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2021

The FBI confirmed this week that a relatively new ransomware group known as DarkSide is responsible for an attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down 5,550 miles of pipe , stranding countless barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on the Gulf Coast. victim that earns $15 billion in annual revenue. Image: colpipe.com.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 23, 2023

BullWall , global leaders in ransomware containment, and researchers with Cybersecurity Insiders, today published the Cybersecurity Insiders 2023 Ransomware Report. We’ve been researching the state of ransomware for years, but a new trend is now starting to emerge. This research was very interesting for us,” said Holger Schulze.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2023

Experts noticed that the new Linux ransomware BlackSuit has significant similarities with the Royal ransomware family. Royal ransomware is one of the most notable ransomware families of 2022, it made the headlines in early May 2023 with the attack against the IT systems in Dallas, Texas. Extension: blacksuit.

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The Hacker News

JULY 7, 2022

cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned about the use of Maui ransomware by North Korean government-backed hackers to target the healthcare sector since at least May 2021. In a new joint cybersecurity advisory, U.S.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 7, 2022

PFC), a full-service accounts receivables management company, says that a ransomware attack in late February led to a data breach affecting over 600 healthcare organizations. [.]. Professional Finance Company Inc.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has cautioned of ongoing Royal ransomware attacks targeting healthcare entities in the country.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Day to day a new ransomware emerges on the web giving us a feeling that the threat seems to be a never-ending saga and is going through evolution with time. Royal Ransomware is the latest file encrypting malware that is on the prowl and is, for now, encrypting only networks related to the healthcare sector of America.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The healthcare sector is a compelling target for ruthless cybercriminals with a wealth of incredibly sensitive data to protect from ransomware. The post How to Protect the Healthcare Supply Chain from Ransomware appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 19, 2021

Memorial Health System, based in Ohio, is trending on Google for becoming a recent victim to a ransomware attack. In another incident related to ransomware targeting healthcare organization, St. The post Trending ransomware attacks on healthcare sector appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2022

Conti -- one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups -- publicly declared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it would refrain from targeting healthcare providers. The post Conti’s Ransomware Toll on the Healthcare Industry appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A new alert from the HHS warns of the Royal ransomware threat actor’s aim on the healthcare sector. The post Healthcare systems face a “royal” cybersecurity threat from new hacker group appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Family Medical Center (FMC) of Michigan, a healthcare center supported by government funding, was targeted by a ransomware attack in July this year. IDX launched a comprehensive investigation confirmed that the data breach on the Family Medical Centre took place, but failed to identify the suspects’ gang behind the ransomware incident.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2021

However, with the healthcare sector experiencing a constant rise in cyber attacks , the potential health impact of getting caught in the crossfire of a ransomware attack is now an increasingly frightening prospect for a significant number of healthcare consumers. .

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

The shift to remote care and the widespread adoption of EHR solutions by health systems have shaped digital transformation in healthcare. The challenge now is to understand how hospitals and care centers expect to protect patient information and maintain network performance when threats like Ransomware are lurking.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 10, 2022

State-sponsored North Korean threat actors have been targeting the US Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector for the past year using the Maui ransomware, according to a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) from the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of the Treasury. Check it out @ [link].

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Bleeping Computer

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned today that Venus ransomware attacks are also targeting the country's healthcare organizations. [.].

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

and South Korean cybersecurity and intelligence agencies warned in a joint advisory that North Korean hackers are launching ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical infrastructure facilities to fund illicit activities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Cyberattacks are rapidly overwhelming the healthcare sector. Both large and small healthcare providers continue to be a tantalizing target for repeated ransomware attacks due to limited security budgets that lead to an overall weakened cyber defense system. Implement Threat Awareness Training.

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2023

Ransomware keeps making headlines. In a quest for profits, attackers target all types of organizations, from healthcare and educational institutions to service providers and industrial enterprises, affecting almost every aspect of our lives. attempted ransomware attacks which was 20% more than in 2021 (61.7M).

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 9, 2022

healthcare organizations as a new group, the Royal ransomware gang, attacks them. The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) —HHS’ security team— has concluded that a single group has carried out ransomware attacks against US healthcare organizations. The post Ransomware Alert: The U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

FBI and the DHS’s CISA agencies published a joint alert to warn hospitals and healthcare providers of imminent ransomware attacks from Russia. The government agencies receive information about imminent attacks, threat actors are using the TrickBot botnet to deliver the infamous ransomware to the infected systems.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 2, 2023

Ransomware attacks in 2022 impacted more than 200 hundred larger organizations in the U.S. public sector in the government, educational, and healthcare verticals. [.].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 26, 2023

LockBit ransomware group that infiltrated the Olympia Community Unit School District 16 a few days ago has issued an unconditional apology for hacking into the servers of innocent school children. The post LockBit Ransomware Group feels ashamed for the Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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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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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2022

To its credit, Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) had PWC conduct an independent review of the ransomware attack on its systems. The post Lessons Learned from Ireland’s Healthcare System Ransomware Attack appeared first on Ericom Blog. Even more to its credit, it has shared the report. Here’s what we learned.

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