Ransomware attacks on medical entities continue. Today, we report on one attack in Italy and one in the U.S. And sadly, by the end of the day, there may well be more. Italy Marco De Felice (aka @amvinfe) reports that RagnarOK threat actors have attacked the Valdès Analysis Laboratory in Cagliari. The attack occurred on…
Could an ex-employee be planting ransomware on your firm’s network?
We’ve all seen too many instances where vengeful former employees have tried to sabotage their former employer’s network. Even when their employers remember to revoke access for the individual, they often find other ways in — like using a former colleague’s credentials or having previously created another user on the system with credentials. But would…
NL: The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) hit by threat actor(s)
NWO reports: The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) has been hit by a cyber attack. Grant applications to the organization have been stopped because of the attack. It is unclear who is behind the attack. The NWO reports that its servers have been hacked and the network is not accessible. “At the moment everything is aimed at solving the…
Villefranche-sur-Saône hospital victim of a computer attack
L’Obs with AFP report: After that of Dax , the Villefranche-sur-Saône (Rhône) hospital center announced on Monday February 15 that it was the victim of a “major” computer attack , detected at 4:30 am. This attack by the RYUK crypto-virus (a “ransomware” ) “strongly impacts” the sites of Villefranche, Tarare and Trévoux of the North West Hospital,…
Hacker attack on the Urological Clinic Munich Planegg
Martin Bernstein reports (translation): The Urological Clinic Munich Planegg(UKMP) and its patients recently fell victim to a hacker attack. This emerges from an information letter that the clinic sent out to patients in early February. It is obliged to do so according to the General Data Protection Regulation. The cyber attack occurred in mid-January. The clinic management did not respond to a…
Will this Utah proposal quash lawsuits from victims of data breaches?
Art Raymond reports: Should consumers have the right to sue a company that allows their personal information to be stolen by data thieves? Under a proposal moving quietly through the 2021 Utah legislative session, the bar for filing such a lawsuit would be raised considerably in the event that a company has taken at least…