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Netwalker Ransomware Affiliate Sentenced to 20 Years in Jail

HIPAA Journal

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. A ransom of $1.14 District Court Judge, William F.

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FBI: At Least 148 Healthcare Organizations Suffered Ransomware Attacks in 2021

HIPAA Journal

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2021 Internet Crime Report , which reveals there were at least 649 ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure organizations from June 2021 to December 2021. Losses to ransomware are difficult to determine.

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Healthcare Organizations Warned About Evil Corp. Cybercrime Syndicate

HIPAA Journal

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a warning to the healthcare and public health sector (HPH) about one of the most capable and aggressive cybercrime syndicates currently in operation – Evil Corp. Cybercrime Syndicate appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Top 7 Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities for Healthcare Organizations

HIT Consultant

Here are seven identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities that can reveal a patient’s data and expose these healthcare organizations to fraud and fines: Limited budgets. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is currently investigating hundreds of cases associated with these phishing and hacking scams. Ransomware.

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HC3 Raises Awareness of Diverse Threat Actors Targeting the HPH Sector

HIPAA Journal

The HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center has issued a threat brief to highlight the types of cyber threat actors that target the health and public health sector (HPH), and their differing objectives, tactics, techniques, and procedures.

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277,000 Santa Clara Family Health Plan Members Affected by GoAnywhere Hack

HIPAA Journal

Data breaches have recently been announced by Santa Clara Family Health Plan, United Steelworkers Local 286, Robeson Health Care Corporation, Two Rivers Public Health Department, and NewBridge Services. The post 277,000 Santa Clara Family Health Plan Members Affected by GoAnywhere Hack appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Healthcare Organizations Failing to Assess and Mitigate Supply Chain Risks

HIPAA Journal

As cyberattacks like ransomware become more sophisticated, this survey hammers home the urgent need for automation and actionable risk insights to help supply chain leaders effectively manage inventory, cyber risk, fraud, and supplier redundancy.”.