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…
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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…
Blackcat may be gone, but recovery from its attacks is not over
The AlphV (aka Blackcat) ransomware group may have disappeared after a law enforcement seizure in December, and then an exit scam by its admin in March, but the impact of some of its breaches continues. While the Change Healthcare breach continues to make headlines, earlier breaches by Blackcat also continue to impact victims. In July…