Protenus, a healthcare compliance analytics company, has released its annual Breach Barometer report. Protenus has been making its annual report on health data incidents freely available since 2016 as the result of an ongoing collaboration between the firm and DataBreaches.net. DataBreaches.net compiles incidents and provides some of their statistical analyses and is compensated for its…
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Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransom
Tampa, FL – A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida that charges him with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and wire fraud, intentional damage to a protected computer, and transmitting a demand in relation to damaging a protected computer arising…
Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, and Ping Identity Join Forces to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity in Light Of Increased Cyber Threats
They deserve good press for this — here’s their full press release from today: Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, and Ping Identity Join Forces to Strengthen U.S. Cybersecurity in Light Of Increased Cyber Threats The Critical Infrastructure Defense Project will provide comprehensive, no-cost cyber protections for U.S. hospitals and water and power utilities SAN FRANCISCO — March…
Duncan Regional Hospital notifies more than 92,000 patients of data security incident
Charlene Belew reports: Officials with DRH Health, the leading healthcare provider in Stephens County, confirmed Friday, March 4 a data incident dating back to January of this year may have impacted protected health information for some patients. On Jan. 20, DRH reported an incident affected on of their servers, although an investigation launched immediately and…
Crossroads Health of Lake County discloses breach affecting former Beacon Health patients
It’s not a huge breach in terms of numbers compared to other breaches we’ve seen, but an incident reported by Crossroads Health in Ohio caught my eye because once again, it was old (legacy) data that was accessed and exfiltrated. In an undated statement on their website, Crossroads explains that an unauthorized party gained access…
HC3: Destructive Malware Targeting Organizations in Ukraine
HHS Cybersecurity Program has issued another alert and whitepaper report (202202280900): Executive Summary Leading up to Russia’s unprovoked attack against Ukraine, threat actors deployed destructive malware against organizations in Ukraine to destroy computer systems and render them inoperable. Destructive malware can present a direct threat to an organization’s daily operations, impacting the availability of critical…