The attacks on the medical sector continue, although not all get a lot of media coverage. This week, DataBreaches.net noted the Alamance Skin Center ransomware breach which had left the medical entity with unrecoverable data on 100,000 patients. I get a knot in my stomach just thinking about breaches like that one. Today, DataBreaches.net notes…
Category: Malware
Ransomware attack forces web hosting provider Managed.com to take servers offline
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Managed.com, one of the biggest providers of managed web hosting solutions, has taken down all its servers in order to deal with a ransomware attack, ZDNet has learned today. The attack took place on Monday, November 16, and the ransomware impacted the company’s public-facing web hosting systems, resulting in some customer sites having their…
Northampton Public Library working to recover from ransomware attack
Ransomware threat actors have hit yet another public library. This time it is Northampton Public Library in Pennsylvania, who have posted this notice on their web site: Temporarily closed until further notice We will be temporarily closed until further notice due to technical issues. You will not be able to search our catalog, renew items online,…
NC: Alamance Skin Center breach left patient data totally unrecoverable
Alamance Skin Center recently reported a HIPAA breach to HHS as being a “Loss” incident with data in EMR. But previous media coverage provided an even more dire understanding of the incident. On November 4, Triad Business Journal reported that the medical practice, part of Cone Health, had been the victim of a ransomware attack. The…
Ransomware Operator Promotes Distributed Storage for Stolen Data
Jai Vijayan reports: News last week about a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called DarkSide setting up a distributed storage system in Iran for storing data stolen from victims of its attacks could mean big trouble for organizations. If the model proves successful, other ransomware operators are likely to implement similar systems, making it even harder for…
Cold storage giant Americold hit by cyberattack, services impacted
Lawrence Abrams reports: Cold storage giant Americold is currently dealing with a cyberattack impacting their operations, including phone systems, email, inventory management, and order fulfillment. Americold is a leading temperature-controlled warehouses operator who offers supply-chain services and inventory management for retailers, food service providers, and producers. Americold manages 183 warehouses worldwide and has approximately 13,000 employees….