French hospital CHC-SV refuses to pay LockBit extortion demand
The Hôpital de Cannes - Simone Veil (CHC-SV) in France announced it received a ransom demand from the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware gang, saying they refuse to pay the ransom.
840-bed hospital in France postpones procedures after cyberattack
The Hospital Simone Veil in Cannes (CHC-SV) has announced that it was targeted by a cyberattack on Tuesday morning, severely impacting its operations and forcing staff to go back to pen and paper. #CHC-SV #Computer #Cyberattack #France #Healthcare #Hospital #InfoSec #Security
Change Healthcare ransomware attack disrupting industry nationwide
The reports keep coming in from across the country on how the Change Healthcare ransomware attack that first came to light on Feb. 21 has been impacting the healthcare sector. The case has been called the most severe cyberattack on the healthcare sector in history and has had a great impact since Change Healthcare, owned by UnitedHealth Group, processes 15 billion healthcare transactions annually, affecting 1 in 3 patient records.
Developing: AlphV allegedly scammed Change Healthcare and its own affiliate (1)
Developing: Someone claiming to be an “affiliate plus” for AlphV claims they were responsible for the Change Healthcare attack but that AlphV stole the payment Change Healthcare had made and suspended the affiliate’s account. The affiliate’s claims appeared on Ramp Forum and have been circulating since then. The post can be seen below, via @vx-underground:
BlackCat ransomware turns off servers amid claim they stole $22 million ransom
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has shut down its servers amid claims that they scammed the affiliate responsible for the attack on Optum, the operator of the Change Healthcare platform, of $22 million.
Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment
The transaction, visible on Bitcoin's blockchain, suggests the victim of one of the worst ransomware attacks in years may have paid a very large ransom.
ALPHV/BlackCat hits healthcare after retaliation threat, FBI says
The gang claimed responsibility for a high-profile attack against Change Healthcare Wednesday.
US prescription market hamstrung for 9 days (so far) by ransomware attack | Ars Technica
Patients having trouble getting lifesaving meds have the AlphV crime group to thank.
Lockbit ransomware disrupts emergency care at German hospitals
German hospital network Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen (KHO) has confirmed that recent service disruptions were caused by a Lockbit ransomware attack where the threat actors gained access to IT systems and encrypted devices on the network.
Healthcare software provider data breach impacts 2.7 million
ESO Solutions, a provider of software products for healthcare organizations and fire departments, disclosed that data belonging to 2.7 million patients has been compromised as a result of a ransomware attack.
US healthcare giant Norton says hackers stole millions of patients' data during ransomware attack | TechCrunch
Hackers accessed the personal and health data of 2.5 million patients — and employees — during a May ransomware attack.
Medical Transcription Service Data Breach Impacts Multiple Health Systems
Northwell Health and Cook County Health both notified patients of a third-party data breach that originated at Perry Johnson & Associates, a medical transcription vendor. The HHS data breach portal now shows that the Perry Johnson & Associates data breach impacted nearly 9 million individuals, making it one of the largest reported healthcare data breaches this year.
Welltok data breach exposes data of 8.5 million US patients
Healthcare SaaS provider Welltok is warning that a data breach exposed the personal data of nearly 8.5 million patients in the U.S. after a file transfer program used by the company was hacked in a data theft attack.
Nearly 9 million patients' records compromised in data breach
The attack on a medical transcription company is one of the worst healthcare-related data breaches in recent years, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services records.
Breast Imaging During a Cyberattack and Global Pandemic: What We Did to Pick Up the Pieces - ScienceDirect
Cybersecurity in healthcare is a very real threat with the potential to severely disrupt patient care, place extra burden on an already strained system, and result in significant financial losses for a hospital or healthcare network. In October 2020, on the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our institution experienced one of the most significant cyberattacks on a healthcare system to date, lasting for nearly 40 days. By sharing our experience in radiology, and specifically in breast imaging, including the downtime procedures we relied upon and the lessons that we learned emerging from this cyberattack, we hope to help future victims of a healthcare cyberattack successfully weather such an experience.
Healthcare Organizations Hit by Cyberattacks Last Year Reported Big Impact, Costs
Roughly 78% of healthcare organizations fell victim to a cyberattack over the past year and 60% of the incidents impacted care delivery
Data Theft Via MOVEit: 4.5 Million More Individuals Affected
The fallout from the Clop cybercrime group's mass theft of data from MOVEit servers continues to increase. Colorado's state healthcare agency alone is now notifying
New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine
Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. The first centers on targeting healthcare organizations that offer consultations over the Internet and sending them booby-trapped medical records for the “patient.” The other involves carefully editing email inboxes of public company executives to make it appear that some were involved in insider trading.
New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine
Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. The first centers on targeting healthcare organizations that offer consultations over the Internet and sending them booby-trapped medical records for the “patient.” The other involves carefully editing email inboxes of public company executives to make it appear that some were involved in insider trading.
Connected medical devices are the Achilles' heel of healthcare orgs - Help Net Security
The rising adoption of connected medical devices is accelerating cyberattacks, according to Capterra’s Medical IoT Survey.
Connected medical devices are the Achilles' heel of healthcare orgs - Help Net Security
The rising adoption of connected medical devices is accelerating cyberattacks, according to Capterra’s Medical IoT Survey.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.