Cybercriminals are extorting some patients and threatening them with swatting in the wake of a recent cyberattack on a Seattle cancer center. The incident, stemming from a Citrix Bleed exploit, has triggered multiple lawsuits and affected the personal data of at least 1 million people.
A federally funded health center that provides services to underserved communities in New York has been fined up to $450,000 and must invest $1.2 million in improving its data security, under a settlement with state regulators involving a 2021 ransomware attack that affected about 261,000 people.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it has wrapped up its investigation of the xDedic dark web marketplace and successfully dismantled the multinational criminal organizations, leading to charges against 19 individuals, including administrators, developers and customer service reps.
In the latest weekly update, four ISMG editors discussed the number of ransomware victims who are paying a ransom to cybercriminals, the need for greater cyber resilience during wartime, and the critical role of human risk management in organizational cybersecurity in the era of remote work.
An upstate New York hospital group has filed a lawsuit against cybercriminal group LockBit in a legal maneuver aimed at forcing a Boston-based cloud services firm to turn over patient data LockBit had stolen from the entities last summer and allegedly stored on the tech company's servers.
The court system of Victoria said it had experienced a serious cybersecurity incident in late 2023 that gave hackers access to video recordings of proceedings at multiple courts, including the Supreme Court and the County Court. The hack took place on Dec. 8 and was discovered two weeks later.
The count of known U.S. organizations that fell victim to ransomware last year - whether or not they paid a ransom - surged from 220 to 321, and hospital systems, K-12 school districts and post-secondary schools were especially affected, researchers report.
Brisbane-based retail group Eagers Automotive is investigating a cyberattack that disrupted parts of its regional operations and compromised the personal information of some of its customers. Eagers said Tuesday it doesn't know the full extent of the hack, but it has started notifying customers.
In conjunction with a new report from CyberEd.io, Information Security Media Group asked some of the industry's leading cybersecurity and privacy experts about 10 top trends to watch in 2024. Ransomware, emerging AI technology and nation-state campaigns are among the top threats.
Educational institutions are prime targets for ransomware and other cyberattacks due to their open nature and troves of sensitive data, requiring continuous investment in cyber defenses and strong security practices, said Steve Zuromski, CIO at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts.
Hacks on healthcare sector entities reached record levels in 2023 in terms of data breaches. But the impact of hacks on hospital chains, doctors' offices and other medical providers - or their critical vendors - goes much deeper than the exposure of millions of health records.
Hackers carried out a double-extortion ransomware attack on medical software company ESO Solutions, exposing personal details and healthcare information of 2.7 million U.S. patients and encrypting some of the company's systems. Double-extortion attacks also exfiltrate data.
This week, MongoDB blamed a phishing email for causing unauthorized access to its corporate environment, hackers interrupted VF Corp. holiday shipping, Britain electrical grid operator National Grid dropped a Chinese supplier, German authorities shut down an online criminal bazaar, and more.
The BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service operation's putative "unseizing" of its leak site from the FBI is a stunt made possible by way the dark web handles address resolution, security researchers said Tuesday. The stunt was a "tactical error" that could alienate affiliates.
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