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Melissa: ransomware prevention partnership

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Dissent

From Politie, this press release: Driebergen – The Public Prosecution Service (OM), the police, the National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC), Cyberveilig Nederland and various private parties* from the cybersecurity sector today signed the ‘Melissa’ covenant. Melissa is a partnership between these public and private parties to combat ransomware attacks. The shared goal is to make the Netherlands…

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HC3: Analyst Note: LokiBot Malware

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Dissent

Report: 202309291200 Executive Summary Active since 2015 and among the most prevalent and persistent strains of malware families since 2018, LokiBot has matured over time to target multi-sector industries. Despite its apolitical targeting of critical infrastructure, the malware’s adverse effect on the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector shows its reach. In March 2020, a…

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ECHN cyberattack compromised Social Security numbers, financial info and patients’ medical records

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Dissent

Eric Bedner reports: The cyberattack against the Eastern Connecticut Health Network in August resulted in the theft of employee and patient names and Social Security numbers, as well as patients’ confidential health and financial information, according to an attorney representing Prospect Medical Holdings — ECHN’s parent company. In a letter to the Connecticut attorney general’s office on…

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Fauquier County Public Schools listed by LockBit (1)

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Dissent

Well, this is a bit different. Did Fauquier County Public Schools in Virginia contribute to its own attack by noting employees could use free online SMS MFA websites for folks who don’t want to use a personal phone number for 2FA/MFA? It’s something to think about. h/t, Brett Callow Update of October 20: Fauquier County…

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Indiana attorney general sues provider over violation of consumer protection, privacy laws

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Dissent

Abigail Ruhman reports: Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing a northwest Indiana medical office over a ransomware event that put personal and protected health information at risk. The lawsuit alleges the provider was aware of security concerns before the data breach. The lawsuit filed last week against CarePointe — an ear, nose, throat, sinus and…

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And yet more victims in the U.S. medical sector

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Dissent

Earlier today, DataBreaches provided a small update on U.S. medical entities recently attacked or leaked by AlphV (BlackCat). Other groups also continue to attack health care entities. Here are a few: Monti added Cascade Family Dental to their leak site on October 1 with a note: About 130 Gb was downloaded. At 12 October whole…

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