On November 16, the Center for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases in Illinois notified HHS of a breach that they coded as “unauthorized access/disclosure” involving PHI on the network server. Here is the notice on their web site that describes what the ransomware incident: The Center for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases has become aware of a potential data security incident…
Category: Malware
Two Iranian Men Indicted for Deploying Ransomware to Extort Hospitals, Municipalities, and Public Institutions, Causing Over $30 Million in Losses
A federal grand jury returned an indictment unsealed today in Newark, New Jersey charging Faramarz Shahi Savandi, 34, and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri, 27, both of Iran, in a 34-month-long international computer hacking and extortion scheme involving the deployment of sophisticated ransomware, announced Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski…
OVMC, EORH patients diverted to other hospitals after ransomware attack
Linda Comins of The Intelligencer is reporting: Emergency squad patients are being diverted away from Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital this weekend because the hospitals’ computer system has been attacked by Ransomware. Karin Janiszewski, director of marketing and public relations for OVMC and EORH, confirmed Saturday afternoon that a Ransomware attack…
PageUp investigation found no evidence of data theft, company says
Rohan Pearce has an update to a breach that was first disclosed in June, 2018: HR software company PageUp says that a forensic expert it engaged to examine its systems has found “no specific evidence” that data was stolen during a security breach earlier this year. Read more on Computerworld.
Ukrainian police arrest hacker who infected over 2,000 users with DarkComet RAT
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Ukrainian police have arrested a 42-old-man on charges of infecting over 2,000 users across 50 countries with the DarkComet remote access trojan (RAT). The man was arrested this week after police executed a search warrant at his residence in the city of Lviv, in Western Ukraine. Read more on ZDNet.
MI: Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools recovering from ransomware attack
Brian Bliss reports that Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools (JLAS) in Michigan fell victim to a ransomware attack. The type of ransomware was not reported, nor the amount of the ransom (which the district and their insurer paid). Read more about the incident on Gaylord Herald Times.