On May 22, the Royal ransomware group added Morris Hospital to their leak site with a small sample of files as proof of claims. On May 23, the hospital posted a statement on its site, prominently linked from its homepage: Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers is actively investigating a cybersecurity incident with the assistance of…
Category: Malware
Microsoft: Notorious FIN7 hackers return in Clop ransomware attacks
Sergiu Gatlan reports: A financially motivated cybercriminal group known as FIN7 resurfaced last month, with Microsoft threat analysts linking it to attacks where the end goal was the deployment of Clop ransomware payloads on victims’ networks. “Financially motivated cybercriminal group Sangria Tempest (ELBRUS, FIN7) has come out of a long period of inactivity,” the company said in…
NYS settles charges against PracticeFirst stemming from 2020 ransomware incident
In July 2021, Professional Business Systems, Inc. d/b/a Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions and PBS Medcode Corp., a medical management company that processes data for health care providers, issued a press release about a hacking incident that occurred in December 2020. As DataBreaches noted at the time, it appeared that they likely paid ransom because one line in their statement…
Cuba ransomware claims cyberattack on Philadelphia Inquirer
Bill Toulas reports: The Cuba ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for this month’s cyberattack on The Philadelphia Inquirer, which temporarily disrupted the newspaper’s distribution and disrupted some business operations. The Philadelphia Inquirer is Philadelphia’s largest (by circulation) newspaper. It is the third-longest continuously operating daily newspaper in the U.S., founded in 1829, and it has…
UK: Dorchester school’s IT system struck by ransomware attack
Faye Tryhorn reports: A Dorchester school’s been hit by a cyber attack, with hackers demanding a ransom. The Thomas Hardye School’s IT systems and website went down on Sunday night (21st May) with the problem discovered before lessons started on Monday morning. The school remains open, with teaching adapted as needed, and exams continuing as…
After ransomware attack, state’s second-largest health insurer says patient data were stolen
Jessica Bartlett reports: The second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts said that patient data had been copied and taken from its systems during a recent data breach and that it is notifying patients that their information may have been compromised. Point32Health, which is the parent company of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, has been actively…