North Korean state-sponsored ransomware groups are targeting South Korean and U.S. healthcare organizations with Maui and H0lyGh0st ransomware as a way to raise revenue for the North Korean government, according to a Feb. 9 U.S. government cy…
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US, UK sanction Russian ransomware gang targeting healthcare
The United States and United Kingdom announced new joint sanctions on seven individuals associated with the Russian ransomware group Trickbot, The Hill reported Feb. 9.
UMass Memorial Health Center settles data breach suit for $1.2M
Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Center has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the health system was negligent in protecting patients’ confidential information after its June 2020 data breach, Top Class Actions reported Feb. 8…
GootLoader malware targets healthcare sector
Cybereason, a cybersecurity advisory service, issued a warning about GootLoader, a malware that uses search engine optimization poisoning techniques and fake Google ads to deliver its payload to healthcare organizations.
Remote IT workers at Tallahassee hospital told to take PTO or report to office during IT security incident
A remote worker from Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial Healthcare’s IT department said employees were asked not to log in to work on Feb. 3 and still have not been able to login in since the IT security incident that started Feb. 2 at the health system, WCTV…
10 states where healthcare cyberattacks are costing the most
Cyberattacks on healthcare infrastructure have become increasingly intertwined with a health system’s bottom line.
Los Angeles medical group reports ransomware attack
Los Angeles-based Regal Medical Group and its affiliated companies are notifying patients of a recent ransomware attack that compromised some of their confidential information, JDSupra reported Feb. 7.
Southern Colorado Hospital District employee email compromised by hackers
Springfield, Colo.-based Southeast Colorado Hospital District is notifying 1,435 patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised after an unauthorized party accessed one of its employee email accounts, JDSupra reporte…
Sharp HealthCare notifies patients of data breach
San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare is notifying patients that an unauthorized party has stolen files from its system after it took over the health system’s website server on Jan. 12.
FBI working with Florida hospital amid IT security event
The FBI is working with Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare as the health system deals with an IT security event that has taken its IT systems offline since last week, WCTV reported.
