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New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine – Krebs on Security
The first centers on targeting healthcare organizations that offer consultations over the Internet and sending them booby-trapped medical records for the “patient.”
Breaches
CommonSpirit: Patients' Data Breached in Ransomware Attack
In a Thursday statement, CommonSpirit says data files from seven hospitals - collectively called Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, an affiliated entity of CommonSpirit - were compromised in the ransomware incident that was detected on Oct. 2.
CommonSpirit Ransomware Attack Impacted Patient Data at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Following a ransomware attack that had varying impacts across CommonSpirit Health facilities, the health system has issued a breach notice to patients of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Washington state.
CommonSpirit Health ransomware attack exposed data of 623,000 patients
CommonSpirit Health has confirmed that threat actors accessed the personal data for 623,774 patients during an October ransomware attack.
Conway Regional Medical Center Reaches $295K Settlement Over Healthcare Data Breach
Conway Regional Medical Center in Arkansas agreed to pay $295,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2019 healthcare data breach. In June 2019, Conway fell victim to a phishing scheme resulting in the potential exposure of personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, addresses, health insurance information, and medical information.
Security
CISA, FBI Alert Healthcare Sector of Cuba Ransomware Tactics
The Cuba ransomware group has collected over $60M in ransom payments and comprised more than 100 critical infrastructure organizations, including many within the healthcare sector.
HHS: Royal Ransomware targets Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new warning today for the country's healthcare organizations regarding ongoing attacks from a relatively new operation, the Royal ransomware gang.
Kali Linux 2022.4 adds 6 new tools, Azure images, and desktop updates
Kali Linux is a distribution designed for ethical hackers to perform penetration testing, security audits, and cybersecurity research against networks.
Rackspace confirms outage was caused by ransomware attack
Texas-based cloud computing provider Rackspace has confirmed today that a ransomware attack is behind an ongoing Hosted Exchange outage described as an "isolated disruption."
Privacy
Meta’s Targeted Ad Model Faces Restrictions in Europe - WSJ
European Union privacy regulators have ruled that Meta META +1.11% Platforms Inc. shouldn’t require users to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity, according to people familiar with the decision, a ruling that could limit the data that Meta can access to sell such ads.
Europe
French hospital cancels operations after cyberattack
A hospital complex in Versailles, near Paris, had to cancel operations and transfer some patients after being hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, France's health ministry said.