December 13: The Public is advised that the QEH is currently Investigating a cyber security incident on its Internet network. A number of areas appears to have been affected. There will be disruptions and delays in services, the duration of which is unknown at this time. The hospital’s IT Department in conjunction with MIST and…
Category: Of Note
Cost of HSE cyberattack by Conti rises to €80m, letter shows
Jennifer Bray reports: The cost of the cyberattack on the Health Service Executive has risen to €80 million, according to new information. In a letter to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín last Friday, HSE chief information officer Fran Thompson said that the costs came to more than €42 million in 2021 and to nearly €39 million…
HC3: Analyst Note: Royal Ransomware
December 07, 2022 TLP:CLEAR Report: 202212071400 Executive Summary Royal is a human-operated ransomware that was first observed in 2022 and has increased in appearance. It has demanded ransoms up to millions of dollars. Since its appearance, HC3 is aware of attacks against the Healthcare and Public Healthcare (HPH) sector. Due to the historical nature of…
Medibank Shutting All Branches, Going Offline, In Security Overhaul
Nathan Jolly reports: Medibank will be closing all branches, IT centres, and going completely offline as it completely overhauls its online security. The country’s biggest health insurer will be completely offline from 8.30pm on Friday until Sunday, in a bid to “further strengthen our systems and enhance security protections” after one of the country’s worst…
Turkish journalist faces 12 years in prison for announcing personal data leak
Turkish Minute reports: Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of 12 years for journalist İbrahim Haskoloğlu, who was briefly detained in April after announcing that hackers had stolen personal information from government websites, the journalist announced on social media, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. In his tweets in April, Haskoloğlu said a group of…
Paying the Ransom in Response to a Ransomware Attack can Sometimes Backfire
Nolan Goldberg and Margaret Ukwu of Proskauer write: A new study by Hiscox, a privacy and cyber security insurance company, sheds light on additional practical concerns that should be taken into account in that balancing of potential risks and benefits. Hiscox released its sixth annual Cyber Readiness Report 2022. In it, Hiscox raises a number…