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%…
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%…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 located in Sacramento, CA has lately informed patients about the compromise of its systems from April 19 to April 20, 2021. It…
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…
Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute, an Orthopedic practice located in Indiana, has suffered a breach that impacted its Microsoft Office 365 account, including email messages…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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….
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 lately encountered a phishing attack that made it possible for unauthorized persons to get access to two employees’ email accounts. One…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 (UHS) based in King of Prussia, PA has encountered a major security breach that led to the unavailability of its IT systems….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…