Category: cybersecurity

The FBI and U.S. Secret Service issued an advisory that warns of cyberattacks waged by BlackByte. Here are three things to know:

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a recommendation that all U.S. organizations should increase cybersecurity to shield up against potential threats from Russia.

Chicago-based South Shore Hospital notified current and former patients about a cybersecurity incident that left 115,670 patients’ protected information vulnerable.

Inmediata Health Group agreed to pay $1.12 million to resolve allegations it put patients at risk during a 2019 data breach that affected 1.5 million people, Top Class Actions reported.

IBM unveiled the FlashSystem Cyber Vault to help businesses quickly recover from ransomware and other cyberattacks.

Advent Health Partners, a contracted vendor for Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, issued a Feb. 8 notice saying it experienced a breach of protected health information.

HHS issued an alert Feb. 7 saying the ransomware group LockBit is posing significant cyberthreats to the healthcare industry despite the group’s claims it does not attack healthcare organizations.

Medical billing company Medical Healthcare Solutions experienced a cyberattack that exposed the protected health information of ​​Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center patients. Both parties are based in Boston.

The Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 3 established the Cyber Safety Review Board, an initiative designed to assemble government and industry leaders to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity.

The Department of Health and Human Services reduced the threat level of the BlackMatter ransomware group, as the department claims it is no longer operating.