Ransomware

Nearly half of healthcare provider respondents (45%) said ransomware attacks increased complications from medical procedures, according to a new study from the Ponemon Institute. That's up from 36% in 2021. WHY IT MATTERS For the report, "The impact of ransomware on patient safety and the value of cybersecurity benchmarking," which was sponsored by Censinet, Ponemon researchers

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center said in its latest analysis that the Clop ransomware gang has shifted tactics, directly impacting the healthcare and public health sector.  New baiting tactics for ransomware gang  While Clop ransomware has been around since 2019 and experienced several arrests, the ransomware-as-a-service operation has had difficulties getting victims to pay

Led by University of Minnesota Public Health researchers, the Trends in Ransomware Attacks on U.S. Hospitals, Clinics and Other Health Care Delivery Organizations study quantified the frequency and characteristics of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector from 2016 to 2021. WHY IT MATTERS Ransomware groups are generally aggressive on critical infrastructure like energy, healthcare and

Maternal & Family Health Services, a nonprofit organization that oversees and supports a network of health and nutrition centers in 17 northeastern Pennsylvania counties, announced Tuesday that it was hit with "sophisticated" ransomware on April 4, 2022.  WHY IT MATTERS The unauthorized access to the organization's systems occurred between August 21, 2021 and April 4

Following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in October 2022, Fortinet VPN devices were exploited in two known ransomware attacks, with access likely sold on the dark web By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 05 Jan 2023 14:00 Ransomware operators are exploiting Fortinet network devices that remain vulnerable to a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, according

In brief: Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a new tool to help MegaCortex ransomware victims unlock their files, which is great news for those that have had files locked down for years. MegaCortex surfaced in 2019 as a purpose-built ransomware targeting corporate networks that used domain controllers to spread. According to The Malware Wiki, MegaCortex

The Hospital for Sick Children announced on New Year's Day that it was aware of a statement issued by a ransomware group with an apology and an offer of a free decryptor to restore systems impacted by ransomware. WHY IT MATTERS On December 18, 2022, SickKids was hit with ransomware and operations went to "Code