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What is the point of INC Ransom’s attack on Alder Hey? They are not likely to be paid, and the attack on a children’s hospital only increases the chances that they will one day find their collars felt by law enforcement.
Read more in my article on t… Continue reading No guarantees of payday for ransomware gang that claims to have hacked children’s hospital
A British hospital is grappling with a major cyberattack that has crippled its IT systems and disrupted patient care.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading UK hospital, hit by cyberattack, resorts to paper and postpones procedures
Security agencies in the United States have issued a new warning about the Black Basta ransomware group, in the wake of a high-profile attack against the healthcare giant Ascension.
The cyber attack last week forced the Ascension computer systems … Continue reading Black Basta ransomware group’s techniques evolve, as FBI issues new warning in wake of hospital attack
Hospitals around the country are at risk for attacks like the one that is crippling operations at a children’s hospital, and some say the government is doing too little prevent such breaches.
The post Cyberattacks on Hospitals Are Likely to Increase, P… Continue reading Cyberattacks on Hospitals Are Likely to Increase, Putting Lives at Risk, Experts Warn
Holy mackerel! AI is jumping on the religion bandwagon, ransomware gangs target hospitals, and what’s happened to your old mobile phone number?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybe… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #359: Declaring war on ransomware gangs, mobile muddles, and AI religion
Over 20 hospitals in Bucharest have reportedly been impacted by a ransomware attack after cybercriminals targeted an IT service provider. As a consequence medical staff have been forced to use pen-and-paper rather than computer systems.
Continue reading 20+ hospitals in Romania hit hard by ransomware attack on IT service provider
Over 20 hospitals in Bucharest have reportedly been impacted by a ransomware attack after cybercriminals targeted an IT service provider. As a consequence medical staff have been forced to use pen-and-paper rather than computer systems.
Continue reading 20+ hospitals in Romania hit hard by ransomware attack on IT service provider
A ransomware attack impacting five hospitals in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has seen hackers gain access to a database containing 5.6 million patient visits, and the social insurance numbers of over 1400 employees.
Read more in my article on the H… Continue reading Cancer treatments cancelled after Canadian hospitals hit by ransomware attack
It’s all too easy sometimes to imagine that a cyber attack is confined to the digital world, and that – although disruptive – it may not have serious consequences in real life.
Maybe the attack which happened last week in New York will make you thin… Continue reading Ambulances diverted after New York hospitals hit by cyber attack
Do ransomware gangs actually have a heart? Perhaps…
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading LockBit ransomware gang says sorry, gives free decryptor to SickKids hospital