Tag #Ransomware

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Data Breach at Community Health Center Exposes Records of Over One Million Patients

Community Health Center, a Connecticut-based healthcare provider, suffered a data breach on January 2nd, exposing the personal and medical information of 1,060,936 patients. The breach, disclosed on January 30th, involved unknown attackers gaining access to the network; however, no data was encrypte...

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UK Government Faces Severe and Escalating Cyber-Threat

A National Audit Office report reveals that 58 critical UK government IT systems have significant cyber-security vulnerabilities, while the vulnerability of at least 228 legacy systems is unknown, leaving public services and citizens at risk of devastating cyber-attacks; recent attacks on the Britis...

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Record 2024 US Healthcare Data Breaches Expose 53% of Population

In 2024, 184,111,469 US healthcare records were breached, impacting 53% of the population, due to sophisticated cyberattacks targeting institutions like Change Healthcare (100 million records) and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (13.4 million records), causing service disruptions and exposing sensitiv...

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Biden's Final Cybersecurity Order: Strengthening Federal Security and Sanctioning Hackers

President Biden signed a sweeping executive order on cybersecurity in his final week, focusing on securing federal agencies and contractors, sanctioning hackers targeting critical infrastructure, and promoting secure software development practices using AI, particularly within the energy sector.

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EU Launches Action Plan to Combat Rising Cyberattacks on Hospitals

The European Commission is launching a cybersecurity action plan for the health sector on Wednesday, allocating funds to improve infrastructure and information sharing to counter rising cyberattacks that cost hospitals an average of €300,000 per major incident.

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EU Launches Cybersecurity Plan to Protect Healthcare from Ransomware Attacks

The EU announced a new cybersecurity plan for the healthcare sector to combat ransomware attacks, creating a support center and advisory board to improve prevention, detection, response, and recovery, following a report showing frequent attacks between 2021-2023.

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UnitedHealth Data Breach Affects 190 Million Americans

A ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare unit in February 2024 compromised the personal and medical data of 190 million Americans, marking the largest such breach in U.S. history and exposing individuals to identity theft and financial fraud.

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FBI Warning: North Korean Hackers Infiltrate US Businesses

The FBI warned US businesses about North Korean IT workers using AI and face-swapping to infiltrate companies, steal data, and extort victims; they advise disabling local admin accounts, limiting remote desktop access, and implementing strict identity verification during hiring.

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Data Breach Exposes Millions of Canadian Student Records

A data breach affecting PowerSchool, a K-12 school software provider, exposed student data including names, birthdates, and health-card numbers across several Canadian provinces between December 22 and 28, 2023, highlighting the education sector's vulnerability to cyberattacks and inadequate cyberse...

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EU Launches Cybersecurity Plan for Healthcare Sector Amidst Rising Cyberattacks

The European Union unveiled a new cybersecurity plan for the healthcare sector, aiming to prevent and respond to cyberattacks, particularly ransomware, following a surge in incidents since the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan includes a new support center and advisory council, building on existing legisl...

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Telefónica Suffers Data Breach, 2.3 GB of Data Stolen

A cyberattack on Telefónica on January 9th, 2024, compromised 2.3 GB of data, including internal documents and client-related tickets (non-residential), accessed through compromised employee credentials, linking the attack to the Hellcat ransomware group.

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Codefinger Ransomware Targets Amazon Cloud, Exploiting SSE-C

A new ransomware campaign, Codefinger, targets Amazon Web Services S3 buckets, encrypting data using server-side encryption with customer-provided keys (SSE-C) and demanding payment for decryption; compromised AWS credentials are the attack vector.

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