The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It powers rapid analysis of identity exposures across organizations, VIPs and supply chains, pattern of life analysis, threat actor attribution, insider risk analysis, financial crimes research, and more. About SpyCloud — SpyCloud transforms recaptured darknet data to disrupt cybercrime.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 22, 2023

NCSC Says Lawyers Assaulted by Novice Hackers, Ransomware and Nation-State Groups British law firms are at increased risk of being hacked due to a growing number of cybercrime-as-a-service groups, the country's top cybersecurity agency warned in a new advisory.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 18, 2024

Rubrik's Steve Stone on Reducing Data-Related Vulnerabilities in Healthcare Healthcare organizations are particularly vulnerable to ransomware, risking significant data loss.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Cybereason's Sam Curry shares insight from the new study "Organizations at Risk: Ransomware Attackers Don’t Take Holidays." What is news: These attacks cost more than weekday incidents, and they take a heavy toll on defenders.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 21, 2021

Stuart McKenzie of FireEye on the Importance of Testing Defenses Ransomware attacks now routinely feature multifaceted extortion efforts, and defenses need to evolve, says Stuart McKenzie of FireEye, who offers an analysis of the findings of the FireEye M-Trends 2021 report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Georgia, a ransomware attack disrupted Memorial Hospital and Manor’s access to its Electronic Health Record system. A ransomware attack hit Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia, and disrupted the access to its Electronic Health Record system. Ransomware attacks on U.S. terabytes of data.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Qualys this week launched a new Ransomware Risk Assessment Service that’s designed to help enterprises understand their potential exposure to ransomware and automate the process of patching any associated vulnerabilities or misconfigurations. Five Years of Ransomware Data. Used by Ransomware Family.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 18, 2020

When a Vendor Gets Hit, Many Customers Can Be Affected Two recent ransomware incidents that targeted companies serving healthcare organizations highlight an emerging vendor risk management challenge in the sector.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 14, 2023

Most Ransomware Attacks Use Known Vulnerabilities to Infiltrate Networks The top U.S. cybersecurity agency says it's testing out scanning critical infrastructure organizations to detect vulnerabilities exploitable by ransomware hackers in a bid to have them patched before extortionists also catch them out.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) warns of the high risk of a catastrophic ransomware attack on the UK government. The British government is accused of failing to mitigate the risk of ransomware attacks. The UK has the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s most cyber-attacked nations.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 22, 2022

Also: Navigating US Privacy Laws; Ransomware Trends In the latest "Proof of Concept," Lisa Sotto of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and former CISO David Pollino of PNC Bank join ISMG editors to discuss the many new privacy laws in the U.S.,

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Risks of Operating Legacy Technology with Limited Security Resources While healthcare as an industry is being most targeted by ransomware, health or medical clinics are by far the hardest hit.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 27, 2022

Cyentia Institute Partner Wade Baker Shares Insights on Analyzing Ransomware Data Unlocking the data generated by ransomware attacks is helping organizations better understand the risks, adopt defensive technologies and prepare for future attacks, says Wade Baker, partner at Cyentia Institute.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 2, 2024

1, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Security Risk Advisors (SRA) announces the launch of VECTR Enterprise Edition , a premium version of its widely-used VECTR platform for purple teams and adversary management program reporting and benchmarking. About VECTR : VECTR™ is developed and maintained by Security Risk Advisors.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 1, 2024

Ransomware Responders See a Surge, Likely Comprising Groups' Displaced Affiliates Following the demise or disruption of both the LockBit and BlackCat - aka Alphv - ransomware groups, more attackers than ever before are choosing to work as lone wolves rather than under the ba 100 13874 0 13874 0 0 56289 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 56398 nner of increasingly (..)

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Data Breach Today

MAY 7, 2021

Agency Offers In-Depth Analysis, Risk Mitigation Advice The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an alert providing more details on the threat posed by FiveHands ransomware attacks and offering risk mitigation tips.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 2, 2021

1 cyber risk is not nation-state attackers but ransomware-wielding criminals. This edition of the ISMG Security Report features a discussion about why the head of Britain's National Cyber Security Center says the No. Also featured: Western Digital IoT flaws; an FBI agent tracks cybersecurity trends.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 13, 2021

Join four Information Security Media Group editors as they describe the top issues of the week, including the risk of cyberattacks provoking a kinetic response, as well as top healthcare CISOs' tips for handling supply chain security, resiliency and ransomware.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Rackspace for Negligence Hosted services company Rackspace is warning customers about the increasing risk of phishing attacks following a ransomware attack causing ongoing outages to its hosted Exchange environment. The Texas-based firm also is now facing a class action lawsuit.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 18, 2024

Rubrik's Steve Stone on Reducing Data-Related Vulnerabilities in Healthcare Healthcare organizations are particularly vulnerable to ransomware, risking significant data loss.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Following a July 18 attack by the Rhysida ransomware group — believed to have Russian affiliations — Columbus is still reeling from the exposure of vast amounts of sensitive resident data. Businesses that handle customer data or interact with city networks are now faced with heightened risks.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Group Hitting Large Victims, Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center Warns Cybersecurity experts warn that large healthcare and public sector organizations are continuing to get hit by "big-game hunting" attackers wielding Lorenz ransomware.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 11, 2022

Medical Management Systems Firm Discloses Cyber Incident, Risks to SEC A recent ransomware attack disclosed by a medication management systems provider is the latest reminder of persistent cybersecurity threats and risks facing healthcare supply chain and related vendors, as well as their customers. What's at stake?

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. While it may seem unlikely that companies victimized by ransomware might somehow be able to know whether their extortionists are currently being sanctioned by the U.S. Image: Shutterstock.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Disturbing findings from a recent study examining the impact of ransomware attacks on patient care must serve as a wake-up call for the healthcare sector to intensify its preparedness to deal with such incidents, say Larry Ponemon of research firm Ponemon Institute and Ed Gaudet of risk management firm Censinet.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ransomware is a significant threat to businesses worldwide. Related: How Putin has weaponized ransomware In mid-March 2020, representatives from the cybersecurity website BleepingComputer contacted numerous ransomware gangs to ask if they’d continue targeting hospitals during the unprecedented COVID-19 public health threat.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting SonicWall VPN flaw CVE-2024-40766 to breach enterprise networks. Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting the critical SonicWall VPN vulnerability CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS v3 score: 9.3) to breach corporate networks via SSL VPN access. ” reads the advisory.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Also: Vice Society Ransomware Gang Claims Credit for Attack The only surprising aspect of the ransomware attack against Los Angeles Unified School District is that it didn’t happen sooner. The district was warned of cybersecurity weaknesses in the 20 months leading to its ransomware attack.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 27, 2019

Security experts say that in light of recent ransomware attacks against units of government, the effort is overdue. Department of Homeland Security hopes to launch a program to help states protect voter registration databases and systems in advance of the 2020 presidential election.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 26, 2021

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of recent “tell-all” interviews with members of ransomware gangs. Also featured: insights on securing IoT devices and mitigating insider threat risks.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2024

Over the last few years, ransomware attacks have become one of the most prevalent and expensive forms of cybercrime. Today, this tactic has evolved, where ransomware operators in nearly every case first exfiltrate sensitive data and then threaten to publicly expose it if a ransom demand is not paid.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 30, 2020

Breach Reports Show Growing Tally of Affiliates, Individuals Affected The number of companies and individuals affected by an April ransomware attack on managed care provider Magellan Health continues to grow. This illustrates the risks faced by interconnected organizations in the healthcare sector.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 23, 2020

New Risks Could Emerge as More Practices Reopen Four recent cybersecurity incidents that may have involved ransomware demonstrate the ongoing threats facing the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also serve as a warning that extra watchfulness is needed as physicians reopen their clinics.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Enterprises using a modern log management platform have key tools in place to detect and mitigate some of the risks from a ransomware attack.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 15, 2024

Michigan AG and Lawmaker Want Michigan to Bolster Cyber Protections As McLaren Health Care continues to restore its IT systems in the wake of a ransomware attack last week, some Michigan government officials are warning consumers about potential cybercrimes and other concerns stemming from that and similar cyber incidents involving healthcare groups (..)

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Tips From a Cybersecurity Veteran on Winning the Battle In this in-depth blog, a long-time cybersecurity specialist who recently joined the staff of Information Security Media Group sizes up evolving ransomware risks and offers a list of 11 critical mitigation steps.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 18, 2020

Cybercriminals and Nation-States Aim to Subvert Systems and Devices Attackers are continuing to use concerns over COVID-19 to distribute ransomware and malware, including for smartphones. The healthcare sector is perhaps at the greatest risk from these attacks because it's serving as the front-line defense against the disease.

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