Add Bayamón Medical Center and its affiliated Puerto Rico Women And Children’s Hospital to the list of ransomware victims. On July 19, the hospitals notified HHS and the public of a “recent” security incident that resulted in files being encrypted. No details were provided as to when this occurred, whether the hospitals paid any ransom, and…
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KY: Park DuValle health center pays $70,000 ransom for patient records in cyberattack
Chris Otts reports on one of my nightmares that became a reality for a Kentucky center: Park DuValle Community Health Center, a nonprofit that runs medical clinics for low-income and uninsured patients in western Louisville and other areas, has paid hackers nearly $70,000 in hopes of unlocking the medical records of some 20,000 patients that…
CT: Schools Targeted by Hackers
Kristen Johnson reports: Three Connecticut schools have been targeted by ransomware attacks. In two of the cases student and staff information was accessed, though officials in those districts say there is no evidence that it was misused. Read more on NBC.
WA: Hospital still mum on ransomware attack
Springhill Medical Center isn’t the only hospital not revealing a lot about a ransomware attack. Doug Barker reports that Grays Harbor Community Hospital officials are keeping mum, too, allegedly based on advice they received. But they noted: “Nothing has changed in terms of patient care,” Bruce said. “We’re still seeing patients, surgeries are still going…
Springhill Medical Center victim of ransomware attack
Brad Gunther reports: Mobile Police have confirmed to NBC 15 that Springhill Medical Center has been the victim of a cyber-attack. For its part, the Alabama medical center has not been particularly forthcoming with details, although they did issue a statement on Tuesday, as reported by NBC: We’d like to assure our patients and the…
Gov. Edwards Activates State Resources to Assist With Ongoing Cybersecurity Incident
A very unusual — and serious response to a threat to government cybersecurity. Thanks to Doug Levin @k12cybermap for pointing us to this press release: July 24 — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a state-wide Emergency Declaration in response to an ongoing cybersecurity incident that is affecting several local government agencies. The declaration makes…