FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system
4 years, 1 month ago

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals could unleash a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. health care system, an effort that, if successful, could paralyze hospital information systems just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking. In a joint alert Wednesday, the FBI and two federal agencies said they had credible information of “an increased and imminent cybercrime threat” to U.S. hospitals and health care providers. Sky Lakes said in an online statement that it had no evidence patient information was compromised and that emergency and urgent care “remain available.” The St. Lawrence system said Thursday that no patient or employee data appeared to have been accessed or compromised. A total of 59 U.S. health care providers or systems have been impacted by ransomware in 2020, disrupting patient care at up to 510 facilities, Callow said.

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Cyberattacks plague health care. Critics call the federal response 'inadequate'
3 months, 1 week ago

Cyberattacks plague health care. Critics call the federal response 'inadequate'

NPR  

Cyberattacks plague health care. The Health and Human Services Department’s “current approach to health care cybersecurity — self-regulation and voluntary best practices — is woefully inadequate and has left the health care system vulnerable to criminals and foreign government hackers,” Sen. Ron Wyden, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote in a recent letter to the agency. The department’s interest …

Cybersecurity experts reveal what exactly happened in the ransomware attacks that took down 300 banks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cybersecurity experts reveal what exactly happened in the ransomware attacks that took down 300 banks

Firstpost  

Very basically, C-Edge Technologies Ltd, the joint venture between Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and State Bank of India was attacked using a sophisticated variant of their ransomware according to a report by CloudSEK The recent ransomware attack that basically took down over 300 small Indian banks and has rendered ATM usage and online payments has been attributed to the notorious …

Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in southeast US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in southeast US

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — A not-for-profit blood center serving much of the southeastern United States is facing a ransomware attack, officials said Wednesday. To manage its blood supply, the blood center was asking more than 250 hospitals to activate their critical blood shortage protocols. The blood center also was using manual processes to maintain basic operations, officials said. Blood centers across …

Change Healthcare to start notifying customers who had data exposed in cyberattack
6 months ago

Change Healthcare to start notifying customers who had data exposed in cyberattack

Associated Press  

Change Healthcare is starting to notify hospitals, insurers and other customers that they may have had patient information exposed in a massive cyberattack. Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of health care giant UnitedHealth Group, provides technology used to submit and process billions of insurance claims a year. The attack triggered a disruption of payment and claims processing around the country, stressing …

Security News This Week: Ransomware Attacks Are Getting Worse
6 months, 1 week ago

Security News This Week: Ransomware Attacks Are Getting Worse

Wired  

Despite years worth of efforts to eliminate the scourge of ransomware targeting schools, hospitals, and critical infrastructure worldwide, experts are warning that the crisis is only heating up, with criminal gangs growing ever more aggressive in their tactics. United States lawmakers and intelligence officials are circling their wagons following the revelation of Israel’s involvement in a malign influence campaign that …

Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout
6 months, 1 week ago

Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout

Wired  

When Change Healthcare paid $22 million in March to a ransomware gang that had crippled the company along with hundreds of hospitals, medical practices, and pharmacies across the US, the cybersecurity industry warned that Change's extortion payment would only fuel a vicious cycle: Rewarding hackers who had carried out a ruthless act of sabotage against the US health care system …

A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records. The Ascension spokesperson’s latest statement, issued Thursday, said ambulances had been diverted from “several” hospitals without naming them. In Wichita, Kansas, …

Experts examine how hackers took down a top digital health care payment system
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts examine how hackers took down a top digital health care payment system

NPR  

Experts examine how hackers took down a top digital health care payment system Pharmacies have a backlog of insurance claims waiting to be paid after the payment system was hacked in February. That's after hackers took down one of the top digital payment systems for the health care industry in late February. The health care industry has been a top …

U.S. offers $10 million bounty for info on 'Blackcat' hackers who hit UnitedHealth
8 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. offers $10 million bounty for info on 'Blackcat' hackers who hit UnitedHealth

The Hindu  

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday offered up to $10 million for information on the "Blackcat" ransomware gang who hit the UnitedHealth Group's tech unit and snarled insurance payments across America. "The ALPHV Blackcat ransomware-as-a-service group compromised computer networks of critical infrastructure sectors in the United States and worldwide," the department said in a statement announcing the reward offer. UnitedHealth's …

Health care company ties Russian-linked cybercriminals to prescriptions breach
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Health care company ties Russian-linked cybercriminals to prescriptions breach

NPR  

Health care company ties Russian-linked cybercriminals to prescriptions breach Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Carlson/AP Chris Carlson/AP A ransomware attack is disrupting pharmacies and hospitals nationwide, leaving patients with problems filling prescriptions or seeking medical treatment. On Thursday, UnitedHealth Group accused a notorious ransomware gang known as Black Cat, or AlphV, of hacking health care payment systems across the …

A large US health care tech company was hacked. It’s leading to billing delays and security concerns
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A large US health care tech company was hacked. It’s leading to billing delays and security concerns

Associated Press  

Health care providers across the country are reeling from a cyberattack on a massive U.S. health care technology company that has threatened the security of patients’ information and is delaying some prescriptions and paychecks for medical workers. “Patient care is our top priority and we have multiple workarounds to ensure people have access to the medications and the care they …

Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests
10 months ago

Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests

Associated Press  

LONDON — Law enforcement agencies have infiltrated and disrupted the prolific ransomware syndicate LockBit that has extracted $120 million from thousands of victims around the world, with two people arrested, British, U.S. and European officials said Tuesday. Britain’s National Crime Agency, or NCA, said it led an international operation targeting LockBit, which provides ransomware as a service to so-called affiliates …

Ransomware attack knocks 20 Romanian hospitals offline: Report
10 months, 1 week ago

Ransomware attack knocks 20 Romanian hospitals offline: Report

The Hindu  

A ransomware attack on Hipocrate Information System, used by hospitals to manage medical activity and patient data knocked, impacted at least 21 hospitals in Romania forcing them offline. The incident, currently under investigation, impacted various hospitals across Romania, including regional and cancer treatment centers, a report from the Bleeping Computer said. There is no information on what ransomware operation targeted …

A Chicago children’s hospital has taken its networks offline after a cyberattack
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A Chicago children’s hospital has taken its networks offline after a cyberattack

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A Chicago children’s hospital has been forced to take its networks offline after an unspecified cyberattack, limiting access to medical records and hampering communication by phone or email since the middle of last week. On Thursday, officials released public statements saying the hospital had taken its networks offline as part of its response to a “cybersecurity matter.” “We …

Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere
1 year ago

Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some emergency room patients elsewhere

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals while postponing certain elective procedures. By Tuesday afternoon, more than half of Ardent’s 25 emergency rooms had resumed accepting some patients by ambulance or by fully lifting their “divert” …

Why is healthcare sector a new target for cyberattacks? Experts insights
1 year, 1 month ago

Why is healthcare sector a new target for cyberattacks? Experts insights

Hindustan Times  

Cyberattacks and data breaches in the healthcare sector have witnessed a troubling surge. cyberattacks In some instances, weak cybersecurity protocols have been responsible for data breaches, while experts suggest that in certain cases, motivated and sophisticated attacks have been carried out on healthcare institutions. Why has the healthcare sector become a new target for data breaches? With the healthcare sector …

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients' lives at risk, researchers say
1 year, 2 months ago

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients' lives at risk, researchers say

NPR  

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients' lives at risk, researchers say Increasingly, hospitals have been the target of ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks in health care more than doubled between 2016 and 2021, exposing tens of millions of patients' health information and forcing facilities to divert ambulances and delay surgeries. LEVI: Saad Chaudhry, the chief digital and information officer for Maryland's …

FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime
1 year, 3 months ago

FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Ransomware, use of AI, and rise in cybercrime-as-a-service key threats in the first half of 2023: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

Ransomware, use of AI, and rise in cybercrime-as-a-service key threats in the first half of 2023: Report

The Hindu  

Ransomware attacks, the use of AI, and the rise in cybercrime-as-a-service were observed to be the key trends in the cybersecurity space in the first half of 2023. While LockBit ransomware was the most used, accounting for 30.3% of observed ransomware cases, cybercriminals were also found making use of new variants, including Akira and Luna Moth. Threat actors were also …

A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care...
1 year, 4 months ago

A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care...

Daily Mail  

A cyberattack has wreaked havoc on hospital computer systems in five states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances to be diverted. One of the biggest healthcare hacks in US history last year saw a three-year-old boy in Iowa accidentally given a megadose of opioids after hospital computer systems were shut down. Some 16 hospitals across five states have …

A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in several states
1 year, 4 months ago

A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in several states

Associated Press  

MANCHESTER, Conn. — Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted their computer systems, forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and ambulances to be diverted. Watson also said in a statement that “the Department of Health and Human Services has been in contact with the company to offer …

Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital's fight to recover
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital's fight to recover

NPR  

Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital's fight to recover Enlarge this image toggle caption Farah Yousry/WFYI Farah Yousry/WFYI It was October 2021 and the staff at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breaths. Enlarge this image toggle caption Farah Yousry/WFYI Farah Yousry/WFYI "You ask many CEOs across the country, 'What keeps you up …

Ransomware attack affects Dallas police, court websites
1 year, 7 months ago

Ransomware attack affects Dallas police, court websites

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dallas was hit with a …

Cyber attack threat looms large over healthcare sector
1 year, 8 months ago

Cyber attack threat looms large over healthcare sector

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A threat analysis report on the simulated healthcare sector based on a survey revealed that from January to November 2022, as many as 18,51,607 attack events from a total number of 41,181 unique IP addresses from across the globe have been captured. “Organisations should ensure their systems are secured by reducing the unnecessary data, improving patch level of softwares, …

US Marshals Service struck by ‘major’ ransomware attack
1 year, 9 months ago

US Marshals Service struck by ‘major’ ransomware attack

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US Marshals Service …

UK and US sanction seven Russian cyber criminals over ransomware actions
1 year, 10 months ago

UK and US sanction seven Russian cyber criminals over ransomware actions

The Independent  

Seven Russian nationals have been sanctioned by the UK and US over their links to the development and deployment of ransomware, as part of a Government crackdown on cyber criminals. We will always put our national security first by protecting the UK and our allies from serious organised crime – whatever its form and wherever it originates Foreign Secretary James …

‘Due to improper network segmentation’: Centre tells LS on AIIMS cyber attack
2 years ago

‘Due to improper network segmentation’: Centre tells LS on AIIMS cyber attack

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Five servers in the information technology network of All India Institute of Medical Sciences were compromised by unknown threat actors “due to improper network segmentation”, minister of state for electronics and technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar told the Lok Sabha, citing a preliminary analysis. AIIMS, widely regarded as India’s foremost government hospital, was hit by a ransomware attack on November …

India's Cyber Security: AIIMS Attack Stresses Need For International Cooperation
2 years, 1 month ago

India's Cyber Security: AIIMS Attack Stresses Need For International Cooperation

The Quint  

The emergence of Ransomware-as-a-Service gangs has become a force multiplier. This year, more than 25 known cases of major ransomware attacks have been reported where ransom in billions have been demanded and many victims have negotiated and paid to avoid business and reputational loss. The transnational angle of these crimes and casual cooperation among law enforcement bodies add to the …

ANOTHER hospital system goes down in cyberattack: Half a million records in Texas 'are leaked'
2 years, 1 month ago

ANOTHER hospital system goes down in cyberattack: Half a million records in Texas 'are leaked'

Daily Mail  

The hospital group is being sued by two patients for acting ‘in a reckless manner' with their personal data They claimed to have over a million patient records that they will release 'soon' in two further leaks online OakBend Medical Center said 500,000 individuals were affected by the breach, but it could be over a million Have YOU or anyone …

Info expected to emerge slowly in hospital chain cyberattack
2 years, 2 months ago

Info expected to emerge slowly in hospital chain cyberattack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It actually takes a while to fully know the …

IT system that holds medical records of 20million Americans hit in cyberattack
2 years, 2 months ago

IT system that holds medical records of 20million Americans hit in cyberattack

Daily Mail  

The medical records of up to 20million Americans may have been leaked in what could turn out to be the biggest medical cyberattack in US history. The system serves more than 20 million patients and has 140 hospitals across 21 states A CommonSpirit spokesman admitted that electronic health records and other systems had been taken offline. Brett Callow, a threat …

Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns
2 years, 2 months ago

Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Diverted ambulances. Despite the lingering questions, the incident underscores the growing concerns surrounding ransomware attacks on health care systems with patient care at stake. Brett Callow, a threat analyst with cybersecurity provider Emsisoft, said the incident could be “the most significant attack on the health care sector to date” if all CommonSpirit hospitals and other facilities were affected. …

US disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals
2 years, 5 months ago

US disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was Monaco revealed new details of the attacks during a speech in which she encouraged organizations hit by ransomware to report the crime to law enforcement, both so that officials can investigate and so that they can help victim companies try to get …

Ransomware persists even as high-profile attacks have slowed
3 years ago

Ransomware persists even as high-profile attacks have slowed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn’t been a massive attack like the one last May that resulted in gasoline shortages. “That first day,” Trzaska said, “I think all of us were probably up 20-plus hours, just moving through the …

Ransomware persists even as high-profile attacks have slowed
3 years ago

Ransomware persists even as high-profile attacks have slowed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That first day,” Trzaska said, “I think all of …

Web of deceit: The rising threat of ransomware
3 years, 1 month ago

Web of deceit: The rising threat of ransomware

The Telegraph  

“The first few cases were in 2013, but it’s gotten worse,” says Kurtis Minder, chief executive of GroupSense, based in Arlington, Virginia. And nobody’s really noticed what’s happening, until Colonial and JBS.” Those were two significant ransomware attacks. “It’s a shocking attack on a health service, but fundamentally on the patients and the Irish public.” Yet even that isn’t the …

U.S. State Department to set up cyber bureau in the face of hacks
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. State Department to set up cyber bureau in the face of hacks

The Hindu  

The U.S. State Department plans to establish a bureau of cyberspace and digital policy in the face of a growing hacking problem, specifically a surge of ransomware attacks on U.S. infrastructure. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said a Senate-confirmed ambassador at large will lead the bureau. One such attack on pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline led to temporary fuel supply shortages …

Ransomware hackers targeted three US water facilities in 2021, cyber officials say
3 years, 2 months ago

Ransomware hackers targeted three US water facilities in 2021, cyber officials say

The Independent  

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Ransomware and Covid-related cybercrime ‘biggest threats to UK security’
3 years, 2 months ago

Ransomware and Covid-related cybercrime ‘biggest threats to UK security’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ransomware attacks present “the most …

Hackers take over Indiana hospital and force ambulances to be turned away
3 years, 4 months ago

Hackers take over Indiana hospital and force ambulances to be turned away

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The ransomware attack paralysed Eskenazi Health, which runs …

Ransomware turning into a national crisis, experts warn
3 years, 4 months ago

Ransomware turning into a national crisis, experts warn

NL Times  

Ransomware is becoming somewhat of a crisis in the Netherlands, the directors of three leading cybersecurity companies said to the Volkskrant. According to Job Kuijpers of Eye, his company is getting two new customers per week who need help after a ransomware attack. Ronald Prins of Hunt & Hackett told the newspaper that the number of incidents is "many times …

$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid
3 years, 5 months ago

$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration will …

Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge
3 years, 5 months ago

Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging about how the Russia-linked gang responsible breached the company whose software was the conduit. CEO Fred Voccola of the breached software company, Kaseya, estimated the victim number in the low thousands, mostly small businesses like “dental …

Hundreds of US businesses hit by ‘colossal’ cyber-attack
3 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds of US businesses hit by ‘colossal’ cyber-attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly 200 businesses were hit …

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says
3 years, 5 months ago

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident. The REvil gang, a major Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate, appears to be behind the attack, said John Hammond of the security firm Huntress Labs. “Kaseya handles large enterprise all the way to small …

A 'Colossal' Ransomware Attack Hits Hundreds Of U.S. Companies, A Security Firm Says
3 years, 5 months ago

A 'Colossal' Ransomware Attack Hits Hundreds Of U.S. Companies, A Security Firm Says

NPR  

A 'Colossal' Ransomware Attack Hits Hundreds Of U.S. Companies, A Security Firm Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP Jenny Kane/AP WASHINGTON — A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident. The REvil gang, a major Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate, appears to …

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says
3 years, 5 months ago

Ransomware hits hundreds of US companies, security firm says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The REvil gang, a major Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate, appears …

Wray: FBI frowns on ransomware payments despite recent trend
3 years, 6 months ago

Wray: FBI frowns on ransomware payments despite recent trend

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI’s director told lawmakers Thursday that the bureau discourages ransomware payments to hacking groups even as major companies in the past month have participated in multimillion-dollar transactions aimed at getting their systems back online. “It is our policy, it is our guidance, from the FBI, that companies should not pay the ransom for a number of reasons,” …

Ransomware attacks saddle Biden with grave national security crisis
3 years, 6 months ago

Ransomware attacks saddle Biden with grave national security crisis

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration Sunday confronted the implications of a sudden and grave national security challenge as ransom-demanding cyber hackers target the staples of American life – food, gas, water, hospitals and transport. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a congressional hearing on Monday that Biden would make clear when he saw the Russian leader that “states cannot …

EXPLAINER: Why ransomware is so dangerous and hard to stop
3 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why ransomware is so dangerous and hard to stop

Associated Press  

Recent high-profile “ransomware” attacks on the world’s largest meat-packing company and the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline have underscored how gangs of extortionist hackers can disrupt the economy and put lives and livelihoods at risk. The FBI discourages paying ransoms, but a public-private task force including tech companies and U.S., British and Canadian crime agencies says it would be wrong to …

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