IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Security Magazine

This is after attacks targeting cloud infrastructure nearly doubled from 2021 to 2022. The threat of ransomware has grown in 2023, as shown by the …

The Record by Recorded Future

A ransomware attack in May exposed 2.5 million patients of hospitals connected to healthcare giant Norton Healthcare.

Cybersecurity Dive

Ransomware attacks are soaring in the healthcare sector, impacting more than 88 million people in the first 10 months of 2023, according to HHS.

Government Technology

The effects of a November ransomware attack against Oceanside, Calif.'s Tri-City Medical Center were contained more than two weeks ago, …

TechCrunch

Hackers accessed the personal and health data of 2.5 million patients — and employees — during a May ransomware attack.

HealthITSecurity

Kentucky-based Norton Healthcare confirmed that a May 2023 ransomware attack on the health system impacted 2.5 million individuals.

The Register

… ransomware attack in May. During the intrusion, the criminals accessed names, contact information, Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, and …

The Record by Recorded Future

While the company did not explicitly call it a ransomware attack, it said the cybersecurity incident “involved the deployment of malware on certain …

News and Tribune

The ransomware group was demanding a $3 million Bitcoin payment. Rather than oblige, hospital administrators decided to go offline to determine …

CIO News

Ransomware is primarily a sophisticated type of malware that can infect a computer, system, laptop, or mobile device and subsequently hold sensitive …