TimesLIVE reports an update on a ransomware attack on the National Health Laboratory Services. The attack was confirmed by NHLS on June 25 and is still significantly impacting services. DataBreaches has not spotted any ransomware group or threat actor claiming responsibility for this one. There are delays in processing laboratory tests across public health facilities…
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Russian hackers attack KBC Zagreb, Croatia’s largest hospital
TVP World reports: Russian hackers have claimed responsibility for carrying out a cyberattack on Croatia’s largest hospital. They demanded that the facility’s authorities pay a ransom by July 18, Serbian website Danas reported on Monday. The Zagreb teaching hospital was hacked last Thursday by the Russian LockBit 3.0 virus, used to steal data that enables…
Mass General Brigham fires two employees after patient data breach
Bryan Lambert reports: Mass General Brigham says some patients may have had personal information exposed after two employees allegedly allowed an unauthorized person access to private records. The hospital says on April 4 it was made aware of an incident where patients’ personal info, including name, address, medical record number, date of birth, email address,…
Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists hit by INC Ransom
On April 22, Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists LLC (“Pinnacle”) discovered that it had been the victim of a cyberattack. By April 29, it had identified less than ten patients who had been affected and promptly sent them notification letters. But that wasn’t the end of their investigation or problems. By June 7, Pinnacle’s…
Pediatric Urology Associates was allegedly locked and hacked. What are they doing about it?
There has been a proliferation of new ransomware or hacking groups in the past six months, and some of them are still flying under the media radar. One of those groups is the dAn0n Hacker Group. On March 26, dAn0n added Pediatric Urology Associates (“PUA”) to their leak site. On April 25, an updated listing…
Palomar Health Medical Group’s computer systems still down nearly 2 months after ‘suspicious activities’
Alexander Nguyen reports: Palomar Health Medical Group’s (PHMG) phones and computer systems are still down after “suspicious activities” nearly two months ago. Palomar Health said it discovered the problem on May 5, which was affecting certain computer systems, and quickly took those systems offline to prevent the spread of possible malware. The health care system…