Arkansas Oral & Facial Surgery Center disclosed a ransomware incident that may or may not have resulted in access to protected health information. As they explain in their notice to patients of September 24, 2017: On July 26, 2017, Arkansas Oral & Facial Surgery Center discovered that its computer network had been impacted by ransomware,…
Category: Malware
New Group of Iranian Hackers Linked to Destructive Malware
Andy Greenberg reports: For more than five years, Iran has maintained a reputation as one of the most aggressive nations in the global arena of state-sponsored hacking, stealing data from corporate and government networks around the world, bombarding US banks with cyberattacks, and most brazen of all, unleashing multiple waves of computer-crippling malware that hit tens…
Alaska malware incident may have compromised personal info held by Office of Children’s Services
And yet another breach disclosed at the beginning of a holiday weekend – this one posted by the State of Alaska: September 1, 2017 ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services had a security breach that may have disclosed personal information of individuals who have interacted with the Office of Children’s Services….
Mystery surrounds malware attack that forced German state parliament offline
Graham Cluley reports: According to media reports, a malware attack has managed to disrupt the operations of parliamentary business in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. The problem at the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag appears to have started after a state parliament employee opened a malicious email attachment on Wednesday that proceeded to infect their PC. The…
Princess ransomware makes a visit to the wrong website a royal mistake
Danny Palmer reports: A newly uncovered cyber criminal campaign is using a well-known exploit kit to distribute ransomware using drive-by downloads on hacked websites. While not used as prolifically as it once was, the RIG Exploit kit leverages vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Flash Player to launch JavaScript, Flash, VBscript-based attacks to distribute malware to…
Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants notifies 19,203 patients after ransomware incident
Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, PA in Delaware recently reported a ransomware attack to HHS that affected 19,203 patients. The attack began on June 17, but wasn’t discovered until July 7. The practice notes that there was no indication that any PHI was accessed, much less acquired. I was impressed by their robust response to the incident…