The Justice Department has charged Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov on allegations of deploying LockBit ransomware on computer systems in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Africa.
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Justice Department charges man in Russian cybergang conspiracy
The Justice Department has charged Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov on allegations of deploying LockBit ransomware on computer systems in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Africa.
Wait times went 'haywire' at UC San Diego Health during 2021 Scripps attack
In 2021, when Scripps Mercy Hospital of San Diego was hit with a ransomware attack, it caused ripple effects to nearby hospitals, including UC San Diego Health, which had to see an influx of patients as they got diverted to its hospital, NPR reported J…
Feds sound alarm on new ransomware group targeting hospitals
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center is raising the alarm on TimisoaraHackerTeam, a newer and relatively unknown ransomware group that targeted a U.S. cancer center in June.
Ascension sued for allegedly taking workers' fingerprints without consent
St. Louis-based Ascension is facing a lawsuit for allegedly taking employees’ fingerprints without their consent, Law360 reported June 16.
Why it's harder for rural hospitals to fill cybersecurity roles
Nate Couture, chief information security officer of the Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network, said rural hospitals’ compensation for cybersecurity talent is much lower than other industries, making it harder to fill roles, GovInfoSecur…
3 hospitals, health systems affected by insider breaches
Insider threats, which include healthcare employees who abuse their access rights to steal patient data to commit identity theft and financial fraud, have affected three hospitals and health systems.
MercyOne faces lawsuit for May data breach affecting 20,000
MercyOne, based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is facing a lawsuit for a May data breach in which an unauthorized party accessed its network, compromising the protected health information of 20,000 patients, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported June 15.
Rural hospital cybersecurity protection bill moves forward
The Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act made it out of committee and will now head to the Senate floor.
3rd-party breach affects 500 Henry Ford Health patients
An unauthorized party has gained access to Detroit-based Henry Ford Health’s cloud storage, which is hosted by its software vendor, Mscripts, JDSupra reported June 14.
