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Hospital Mergers Double the Risk of a Data Breach, Study Shows

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Dissent

Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes: The healthcare sector is a prime target for data breaches. According to a summary by the HIPAA Journal, 32% of all data breaches between 2015 and 2022 were in the healthcare sector, “almost double the number recorded in the financial and manufacturing sectors.” Industry analysts cite to many reasons for this, including…

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Over 100K hacking forums accounts exposed by info-stealing malware

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Dissent

Ionut Ilascu reports: Researchers discovered 120,000 infected systems that contained credentials for cybercrime forums. Many of the computers belong to hackers, the researchers say. Analyzing the data, threat researchers found that the passwords used for logging into hacking forums were generally stronger than those for government websites. After pouring through 100 cybercrime forums, researchers at…

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NYS Comptroller Audit: Cyber Incident Response Team (Follow-Up)

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Dissent

Issued Date: July 20, 2023 Agency/Authority:  Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Cyber Incident Response Team (Report 2020-S-58). About the Program Cybercrimes continue to rise. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), complaints of phishing and similar cyberattacks often…

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Monti Ransomware Unleashes a New Encryptor for Linux

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Dissent

Nathaniel Morales and Joshua Paul Ignacio report: … Following a two-month break from exposing victims on their leak site, the Monti ransomware group has resumed its malicious activities, this time targeting organizations within the legal and government sectors. Alongside this, a fresh Linux-based variant of Monti (Ransom.Linux.MONTI.THGOCBC) has emerged, displaying significant deviations from its other…

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One year later, Tift Regional Medical Center notifies patients of Hive attack

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Dissent

In September 2022, DataBreaches broke the story of how Hive had attacked Tift Regional Medical Center in Georgia between July and August. The attack did not involve encryption of systems but Hive claimed to have exfiltrated about 1 TB of data, including files with protected health information. On October 14, Tift notified HHS of an…

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IN: Cummins Behavioral Health Systems discovers cyberattack when it finds ransom note

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Dissent

Sometime between Feb. 2 and March 9 of this year, Cummins Behavioral Health Systems (CBHS) in Indiana became a victim of a cyberattack. CBHS is a private not-for-profit organization providing behavioral health services in Boone, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Putnam, and surrounding counties in Central and West Central Indiana. It provides care to persons of all…

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