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When do covered entities need to report ransomware incidents to HHS?

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Dissent

At the PHI Protection Network conference last week, we spent a lot of time discussing the increasing rate of ransomware attacks. I asked a number of people whether they thought that ransomware attacks that (merely) locked up the data with no evidence of exfiltration had to be reported to HHS.  I got a variety of…

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Ontario hospital website may have infected visitors with ransomware, security firm says

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Dissent

Emily Chung reports: The website of an Ontario hospital may have infected the computers of patients and staff with ransomware planted on the site during a hack attack, the internet security company Malwarebytes warns. Norfolk General Hospital, located in Simcoe, Ont., confirms its website was hacked by cybercriminals, but denies that visitors were ever at risk. […] Jérôme Segura, a senior security researcher with Malwarebytes, reported in a blog…

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Hackers Seek Ransom From Two More California Hospitals

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Dissent

Chad Terhune reports: Hackers demanded a ransom from two more Southern California hospitals last week and federal authorities are investigating the case. Prime Healthcare Services Inc., a fast-growing national hospital chain, said the attackers infiltrated computer servers on Friday at two of its California hospitals, Chino Valley Medical Center in Chino and Desert Valley Hospital…

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Concordia warns university community about possible computer security breach

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Dissent

Karen Seidman reports: The Concordia University community got a lesson in computer security on Monday after the university had to send out a notice telling students and staff that keylogger devices — which can capture keystrokes — were found on some workstations in the Webster and Vanier libraries. They were only found on express workstations, which can be…

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KY: Ransomware incident at Methodist Hospital in Henderson (update2)

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Dissent

On March 15, Jessica Gavin reported: A cyber security breach, striking Methodist Hospital in Henderson. We’re learning the FBI is investigating this right now, but there’s some good news. [….] David Park, COO of Methodist, tells 14 NEWS the hackers have copied patients records and locked those copies. They’ve deleted the originals. “We’ve notified the FBI,…

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Ransomware Propagation Tied to TeamViewer Account

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Dissent

As if you needed another reason to distrust remote access viewers, David Bisson reports: Researchers have tied the propagation of a new type of ransomware to a TeamViewer user. TeamViewer is a cross-platform service that enables remote computer access for tech support calls, meetings, and other purposes. It has been installed on more than a billion devices,…

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