Becker's Health IT

JANUARY 3, 2024

Health systems experienced 46 ransomware attacks in 2023, up from 25 in 2022 and 27 in 2021, as hackers continue to bedevil the industry, cybersecurity firm Emsisoft reported.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 16, 2022

In August 2021, the Vice Society ransomware operation published data on its data leak site that had allegedly been obtained in a ransomware attack on United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley. On August 31, 2021, Bleeping Computer was made aware of the data leak and made multiple attempts to notify United Health Centers.

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Health IT Security

JULY 7, 2023

HR management solutions provider Kronos suffered a ransomware attack on its cloud solution in 2021 that impacted many healthcare organizations.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2023

Affected individuals were notified about the cyberattack in August 2021 and were offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. Affected individuals were notified about the cyberattack in August 2021 and were offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 11, 2023

Healthcare ransomware attacks have at least doubled in the past 5 years, data recovery from backups has decreased, and it is now common for data to be stolen and publicly released following a successful attack, according to a new analysis recently published in the JAMA Health Forum. million records in 2021. million records in 2021.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The French Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR) has warned about an ongoing ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors that have not been patched against the critical heap-overflow vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-21974. That could indicate CVE-2021-21974 is not the only vulnerability being exploited.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 29, 2022

million global sensors in 215 countries and shows a global fall in ransomware attacks, with notable increases in malware attacks for the first time in 3 years. Ransomware. SonicWall reports a 23% fall in ransomware attacks globally in H1 2022, which fell to 236.1 The data for the report was collected from more than 1.1

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Cuba ransomware group has increased attacks in the United States, with attacks doubling since December 2021, and ransom payments are also on the rise. According to CISA and the FBI, there are similarities between the infrastructure used by the Cuba ransomware operation and the RomCom RAT and Industrial Spy ransomware actors.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 23, 2023

Ransomware gangs are increasingly skipping file encryption and are concentrating on data theft and extortion, according to a recent report from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 team. In the second half of 2021 and throughout 2022, around 1 in 10 attacks by ransomware gangs did not involve file encryption, only data theft and extortion.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 17, 2023

While it is difficult to obtain accurate data on the number of ransomware attacks being conducted on healthcare organizations, the available data suggest there has been a decline in attacks across all industry sectors compared to the high number of attacks reported in 2021.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has released analyses of two ransomware variants that are being used in attacks on the healthcare sector: LockBit 3.0 LockBit ransomware was first detected in September 2019 when it was known as ABCD ransomware. and has code similar to DarkSide and BlackMatter ransomware.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2023

Ransomware actors continue to target the U.S. The most commonly detected malware were droppers, downloaders, remote access tools (RATs), and ransomware. Emotet is capable of self-propagation and lateral movement and is used to deliver malware and ransomware payloads.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 14, 2021

Ransomware attacks continue to plague the healthcare industry. In all, cyberattacks on healthcare more than doubled last year, with ransomware making up 28% of those attacks. According to Verizon’s 2021 Data […]. The following is a guest article by Tim Sadler, CEO of Tessian.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 14, 2023

Ransomware attacks can cause healthcare facilities to temporarily close and small healthcare practices have made the decision not to reopen after a ransomware attack, but hospitals and health systems are usually financially resilient enough to remediate the attacks and recover, but not St. Margaret’s Health in 1903, and in 2021, St.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A joint security advisory has been issued by cybersecurity agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, warning about the increased globalized threat of ransomware attacks and the elevated risk of targeted attacks on critical infrastructure entities. 2021 Ransomware Attack Trends. 2021 Ransomware Attack Trends.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A settlement has been proposed by Scripps Health to resolve a consolidated class action lawsuit – In Re: Scripps Health Data Incident Litigation – to resolve all claims related to its 2021 ransomware attack. The ransomware attack has proven to be incredibly costly for Scripps Health. The post Scripps Health Proposes $3.5M

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 21, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a TLP: WHITE flash alert about the BlackCat ransomware-a-s-a-service (RaaS) operation. Unusually for ransomware, it is written in RUST, which is considered to be a more secure programming language that ensures better performance and concurrent processing.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A zero-day vulnerability in the SysAid IT service management solution is being exploited by the Lace Tempest (aka FIN11, DEV-0950, TA505) threat group to gain access to SysAid servers, steal data, and deploy Clop ransomware. After exfiltrating sensitive data, Clop ransomware was deployed and executed.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 26, 2023

An international law enforcement operation successfully shut down the Emotet botnet in April 2021 but it was eventually rebuilt and started to be used again at the end of 2021. Emotet commonly drops the IcedID banking Trojan, which in turn often delivers ransomware payloads.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 7, 2022

A joint security alert has been issued to the healthcare and public health sector by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of the Treasury warning about the threat of Maui ransomware attacks.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 9, 2023

Ransomware gangs use a variety of methods for initial access to victims’ networks and while phishing is still one of the most common initial access vectors, researchers at the cybersecurity firm Akamai have identified a trend toward zero-day and day-one vulnerabilities for initial access.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 14, 2023

While this is certainly good news, ransomware-related cryptocurrency payments increased significantly in H1 2023, and if the trend continues in the second half of the year, ransomware revenues could eclipse those of 2022. million in payments were made following ransomware attacks. million from H1 2022, with at least $449.1

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 21, 2023

ransomware, also known as LockBit Black. The LockBit ransomware group has been in operation since at least September 2019 and is one of the most prolific ransomware groups. LockBit is a ransomware-as-a-service operation that recruits affiliates to conduct attacks in return for a cut of the ransoms they generate.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Ransomware attacks impact patient care, including increased mortality rates, report finds. Fri, 09/24/2021 - 12:54. agliadkovskaya.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 20, 2022

The HHS’ Office of Information Security Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a TLP: White alert about the Hive ransomware group – A particularly aggressive cybercriminal operation that has extensively targeted the healthcare sector in the United States.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The October 2022 ransomware attack on CommonSpirit Health has cost the health system more than $150 million to date according to its recent quarterly filing, and the costs are continuing to increase as the investigation into the attack and data breach are ongoing. billion in 2021 to $8.30 billion this year.

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Becker's Health IT

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

billion in ransomware payments in 2021, a new record and triple the amount from 2020, CNBC reported. Businesses in the U.S. paid out about $1.2

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 21, 2023

Ransomware attacks increased by 91% in March 2023, according to a new analysis by NCC Group. The massive increase was due to the zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-0669) in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT file management solution, which was exploited by the Clop ransomware group in 130 attacks on companies over a 10-day period.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 6, 2023

All incidents included in the report occurred between November 1, 2021, and October 31, 2022. Last year, the report indicated the human element was involved in 82% of all breaches, down from 85% in 2021. Verizon reports that ransomware is used in 62% of cyberattacks by organized crime actors and 59% of financially motivated incidents.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Republic of Korea’s Defense Security Agency and National Intelligence Service warning of state-sponsored North Korean (DPRK) ransomware attacks on U.S.

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Becker's Health IT

JANUARY 9, 2024

"NY attorney general reaches settlement with Refuah Health Center over 2021 ransomware attack. Clinic to pay $350k fine and $1.2m for cybersecurity measures to

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 1, 2022

Ransomware attacks have recently been reported by four healthcare providers across the country, which have collectively resulted in the exposure and potential theft of the protected health information of more than 49,000 individuals. 2021, and successfully encrypted files on its network and servers. Jax Spine & Pain Centers.

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The HIPAA Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

LaFourche Medical Group pays $480,000 to settle ransomware attack affecting 35.000 patients: An emergency and occupational medicine practice in Louisiana was a ransomware victim in 2021, the result of a successful email phishing attack.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 6, 2022

An affiliate of the infamous Netwalker ransomware gang has been sentenced to serve 20 years in jail for his role in ransomware attacks on entities in the United States. A law enforcement investigation into the ransomware attacks conducted by Vachon-Desjardins on U.S. years in jail for a separate drug trafficking case.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 25, 2022

Bryan County Ambulance Authority Ransomware Attack Affects 14,000 Patients. According to the notification letters, the attack was detected on November 24, 2021, when files on its systems were encrypted. Lifespan Services Suffers Ransomware Attack.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation first emerged in June 2021 and has aggressively targeted the health and public health sector (HPH) and continues to do so. From June 2021 until November 2022, the group conducted attacks on more than 1,300 organizations worldwide, generating more than $100 million in ransom payments.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has shared threat intelligence on two sophisticated and aggressive ransomware operations – Blackcat and Royal – which pose a significant threat to the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector. Royal is now the most active ransomware operation, having surpassed Lockbit.

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