On May 6 and May 7, DataBreaches reported that the attack on Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter (“MMC”) appeared to be the work of the ransomware group known as BianLian. On June 14, MMC issued an updated notice on their website, as noted by Daily News Journal. The news report reiterated that MMC refused to…
Category: Malware
San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department update: can’t rule out that PII and PHI were accessed in ransomware attack
The Fontana Herald News alerts us to an update by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department concerning the ransomware attack they experienced in early April. The county now states that they have been unable to determine definitively if personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) were accessed. From the county’s June 23 notice:…
16-year-old youth among 13 arrested for alleged involvement in banking-related malware scams in Singapore
The Straits Times/ANN reports: Thirteen people, including a 16-year-old youth, were arrested for their suspected involvement in the recent spate of banking-related malware scam cases. Preliminary investigations showed that 10 of the 13 suspects, aged between 16 and 27, had allegedly facilitated the scam cases by sharing their bank accounts, Internet banking credentials and/or disclosing…
Paying the ransom: Hospitals face hard choices in cyberattacks | Special Report
Ron Southwick has a thoughtful piece on the complexities of deciding whether or not to pay ransom if a healthcare entity is the victim of a cyberattack. As experts comment, while most experts and law enforcement prefer victims not pay ransom, sometimes entities decide they need to do it. But what are they paying it…
Mountain View Hospital restores clinical functions; culprit behind cyberattack still unknown
Logan Ramsey provides an update on a previously noted ransomware attack: An area hospital has been working for over a month now to resolve a cyberattack and progress is being made. Mountain View Hospital has managed to restore clinical functions for itself, Idaho Falls Community Hospital and its partner clinics. The IT team and other…
Costs of some 2022 ransomware attacks: Whitworth University hit with federal lawsuit, Little Rock School District tallies its costs
Whitworth University may start experiencing more legal costs stemming from a ransomware attack in 2022. Kip Hill reports: A Whitworth University student is asking a federal judge to approve a class action against the school for damages stemming from a ransomware attack discovered in July 2022 that affected more than 65,500 people. The lawsuit, filed…