Update of October 5, 2021: On September 22, Alaska DHSS reported this incident to HHS as a health plan, and indicated that they were notifying 500,000 individuals (even though there was no evidence of data exfiltration). As of today, some of the state’s divisions are still not fully restored on the web. The Alaska Department…
Category: Malware
Two more ransomware attacks on medical entities impact 56,000 patients in Florida and Texas
DataBreaches.net notes two more ransomware attacks on U.S. medical entities. Neither of the incidents below, which impact approximately 56,000 patients in Florida and Texas, have appeared on any dedicated leak site affiliated with ransomware groups or markets – at least not as of the time of this publication. And neither incident has as yet shown…
Free REvil ransomware master decrypter released for past victims
Lawrence Abrams reports: A free master decryptor for the REvil ransomware operation has been released, allowing all victims encrypted before the gang disappeared to recover their files for free. The REvil master decryptor was created by cybersecurity firm Bitdefender in collaboration with a trusted law enforcement partner. While Bitdefender could not share details about how they…
LA: Post-Ida cyber attack hits Jefferson Parish courts; closures to last until at least Sept. 20
Ramon Antonio Vargas reports: Some of Jefferson Parish’s key courthouses will remain closed through the week after a cyber attack shut down the courts’ computer systems in the wake of Hurricane Ida, according to authorities. The attack occurred after Ida knocked out power and internet to most of Jefferson Parish, leaving the courthouses’ computer network…
Customer Care Giant TTEC Hit By Ransomware
Brian Krebs reports: TTEC, a company used by some of the world’s largest brands to help manage customer support and sales online and over the phone, is dealing with disruptions from a network security incident that appears to be the result of a ransomware attack, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. […] On Sept. 14, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a…
Northern Light Health reports data breach linked to Blackbaud incident
We are still first learning about Blackbaud clients impacted by their ransomware attack more than one year ago. We knew about some of the following, but not all. WGME reports: A Maine hospital says some patient information may have been stolen by hackers. Northern Light Health says information from its fundraising arm was also exposed….