2021 Had Sharp Increase in Ransomware Data Leaks and Higher Ransom Demands
According to the annual threat report published by CrowdStrike, there were a lot more data leaks right after ransomware attacks in 2021, increasing by 82%…
Healthcare IT Security
Joint Alert on Higher Risk of Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity agencies in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, issued a joint security advisory concerning the greater worldwide threat of ransomware attacks and…
PHI of 138K Persons Compromised Due to 3 Email Security Incidents
Hackers have acquired access to email accounts comprising protected health information (PHI) at Volunteers of America Southwest California, iRise Florida Spine and Joint Institute, and…
About 30 Healthcare Companies Impacted by CIOX Health Security Breach
The health data management services provider CIOX Health suffered a data breach that has impacted a minimum of 32 healthcare companies. Last July 2021, CIOX…
About 80,000 Patients Affected by Fertility Centers of Illinois Cyberattack
Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) has just informed 79,943 existing and former patients regarding unauthorized individuals that may have viewed or obtained some of their…
Patient Records Stolen in a Cyberattack on the Medical Review Institute of America
The Medical Review Institute of America (MRoiA) encountered an alleged ransomware attack in November 2021 that resulted in the theft of sensitive patient data. MRoiA…
Sound Generations Encounters Two Ransomware Attacks Impacting More Than 100,000 Persons
Sound Generations based in Seattle, WA, has reported that unauthorized people have acquired access to its internal networks and have utilized ransomware for file encryption….
One Community Health Patients Alerted Concerning a Cyberattack and Data Theft in April 2021
One Community Health located in Sacramento, CA has lately informed patients about the compromise of its systems from April 19 to April 20, 2021. It…
Higher Risk of Cyber and Ransomware Attacks During Thanksgiving Break
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have informed businesses in the U.S. concerning the higher risk of…
Security Breaches Reported by Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute and Putnam County Memorial Hospital
Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute, an Orthopedic practice located in Indiana, has suffered a breach that impacted its Microsoft Office 365 account, including email messages…
PHI Potentially Exposed in Hacking Incidents at Three Healthcare Companies
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Hacked Prairie Lakes Healthcare System located in Watertown, S.D. has discovered that an unauthorized man or woman has obtained access to…
Medical AI Database That Contain Over 800 Million Records Exposed On the Internet
Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler and Website Planet discovered an unsecured database owned by Deep6.ai, an American medical AI platform provider. The database comprised over 800…
Data Breaches Encountered by PracticeMax and UMass Memorial Health
Health plan members of Anthem who have End-Stage Kidney Disease and are registered in the VillageHealth program were informed regarding the possible exposure of some…
Around 54,000 Patients Affected by Ransomware Attack at OSF HealthCare
The not-for-profit Catholic health system located in Peoria, IL, OSF HealthCare, began informing 53,907 patients regarding a cyberattack that was uncovered on April 23, 2021….
20% of Healthcare Providers Report Higher Patient Mortality Following a Ransomware Attack
Although there were no reported incidents of death of American patients as a direct consequence of a ransomware attack, new research indicates an increase in…
Security Standards For Digital Health Apps And Devices Highlighted By FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a policy statement confirming that health apps and connected devices that collect or use health information must abide…
Increased Risk of Ransomware Attacks over Labor Day Weekend According to FBI & CISA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a notice to all public and private sector establishments…
12,000 Patients Impacted by Revere Health Phishing Attack
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) had been impersonated in a phishing attack that has ended in the breach of the protected health information…
PHI of 47,000 People Potentially Affected in Electromed Inc. Data Breach
Electromed Inc. based in New Prague, MN, is a developer and maker of airway clearance devices. It has reported a security breach that occurred in…
Email Account Breaches Reported by A2Z Diagnostics and Vision for Hope
A2Z Diagnostics, a specialist diagnostic testing laboratory in New Jersey, has begun alerting patients about the inclusion of some of their protected health information (PHI)…
PHI Likely Exposed in Eye Center and Law Company Ransomware Attacks
Francisco J. Pabalan MD of Pabalan Eye Center based in Riverside, CA has said a ransomware attack has impacted approximately 50,000 patients. The center found…
Email Security Breaches Reported by MultiPlan and Hawaii Independent Physicians Association
The medical payment billing service company MultiPlan had reported a breach of its email system. On January 27, 2021, suspicious activity was discovered in the…
Information Breaches at San Juan Regional Medical Center, Springfield Psychological And Coastal Medical Group
San Juan Regional Medical Center has lately informed thousands of its patients regarding a security breach that took place in the fall of 2020. The…
Vulnerabilities Discovered in Hillrom Medical Device Management Tools
Hillrom medical device management tools had been discovered to have two medium severity vulnerabilities that could cause the leakage of sensitive information, corruption of information,…
Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in MesaLabs Lab Temperature Monitoring System
Stephen Yackey of Securifera discovered five vulnerabilities in the AmegaView continuous monitoring system of MesaLabs, which is employed in hospital labs, forensics laboratories, and biotech…
Lawmakers Want the Breach of the Contact Tracing Information of 72,000 Pennsylvanians Reviewed
Lawmakers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are asking for a data breach to be investigated. The incident pertains to the contact tracing information of 72,000…
Guidelines for Network Defenders to Discover and Prevent Russian Cyber Operations
A joint cybersecurity notice was given by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…
Data Breaches at Total Health Care Inc and Harrington Physician Services
Total Health Care Inc., a health plan based in Detroit, MI, found out that unauthorized people have acquired access to a number of staff email…
Email Security Breaches at Orthopaedics Practice, Administrative Advantage, and Parkland Health and Hospital System
The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics located in Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia found out that unauthorized persons got access to the email accounts of several…
PHI Exposed Due to Ransomware Attacks on the University of Miami Health and Mott Community College
A ransomware attack on Accellion, a file transfer service company, permitted unauthorized individuals to access the protected health information (PHI) of University of Miami Health…
Microsoft Launches Patches for Four Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft has introduced out-of-band security changes to deal with the four zero-day Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities which a Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group identified…
Facts About Healthcare Industry Cyber Threats and the Supply Chain Helping Criminal Activity
All through the pandemic, cybercriminals took advantage of new opportunities and have been attacking hospitals, medical clinics, and other companies and organizations on the front…
Impermissible Disclosure of the PHI at Campbell County Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center
A Campbell County Health (CCH) employee made an email error that resulted in the impermissible disclosure of the protected health information (PHI) of 900 people….
Global Law Enforcement Action Interferes with NetWalker Ransomware Activities
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an announcement about the seizure of a dark web website utilized by the NetWalker ransomware gang in connection…
University of Minnesota Physicians and McLeod Health Encounters Email Account Breaches
University of Minnesota Physicians lately encountered a phishing attack that made it possible for unauthorized persons to get access to two employees’ email accounts. One…
Phishing Incidents Reported by Connecticut Department of Social Services, Mercy Iowa City, and LSU Care Services
Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) sent a notification about a potential breach of the protected health information (PHI) of 37,000 persons due to several…
ASPR Gives Update on Ransomware Activities in the Healthcare Sector
The HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has released a recent advisory on ransomware activity that targets the healthcare and…
PHI Incidents at Northwest Eye Surgeons and Sight Partners, DJO, LLC and Lawrence General Hospital
Server Breach Impacts Patients of Northwest Eye Surgeons and Sight Partners Northwest Eye Surgeons LLC and Sight Partners LLC began informing 20,838 patients regarding the…
Exposed Broadvoice Databases Contained 350 Million Records, Including Health Information
Comparitech security researcher Bob Diachenko has found an open group of databases that belong to the Voice over IP (VoIP) telecommunications merchant Broadvoice. The records…
CISA/FBI Advisory on APT Groups Chaining Legacy Vulnerabilities Along with Netlogon Vulnerability
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint advisory about sophisticated advanced persistent threat groups sequencing…
CISA Publishes Advisory Due to Greater Emotet Malware Attacks
Subsequent to a time period of dormancy between February 2020 and July 2020, the Emotet botnet jumped back again and began spam runs circulating the…
Universal Health Services IT Systems Across the United States Shutdown Due to Ransomware Attack
Universal Health Services (UHS) based in King of Prussia, PA has encountered a major security breach that led to the unavailability of its IT systems….
Resources to Enable Healthcare Companies Boost Resilience Against Insider Threats
The National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM) is being celebrated this September 2020 for the second year. All through the month, resources will be offered…
Study Shows Increase in Credential Theft Through Spoofed Login Pages
IRONSCALES new research showed a substantial spike in credential theft utilizing spoofed websites. In the first half of 2020, the researchers discovered and reviewed bogus…
About 10,000 Patients Affected by Beaumont Health and The Connection, Inc. Phishing Attacks
Beaumont Health, the leading healthcare system located in Michigan, began notifying 6,000 patients about the potential access of their protected health information (PHI) by unauthorized…
PHI of Consumers Compromised in Theft Incidents at Cub Pharmacies
A pharmacy chain reported that looters stole the protected health information (PHI) of some of its clients at the end of May at the time…
Data Breaches at Lorien Health Services, Accu Copy of Greenville and National Cardiovascular Partners
Lorien Health Services based in Ellicott City, MD, which manages 9 assisted living facilities throughout Maryland had encountered a ransomware attack on June 6, 2020….
Serious Vulnerabilities Identified in Apache Guacamole Remote Access Software
A few vulnerabilities were discovered in the Apache Guacamole remote access system. Plenty of companies had been using Apache Guacamole to allow administrators and personnel…
NSA Releases Guidance on Protecting IPsec Virtual Private Networks
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has published guidance to aid businesses in protecting IP Security (IPsec) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) that are utilized to…
PHI Compromised Due to a Ransomware Attack and an Email Security Breach
Rangely District Hospital in Colorado began informing patients concerning the April 2020 ransomware attack that affected some of their protected health information (PHI) located on…