Kaylee Douglas reports that Harper County Community Hospital is now disclosing that it experienced a ransomware attack on March 24. Authorities say the protected health information that may have been compromised could include any of the following: first and last name, date of birth, home address, patient account number, diagnosis, social security number and health insurance…
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Phoenix chiropractic practice offline after ransomware attack
Spine & Disc Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona is a chiropractic practice. They have apparently been the victims of a ransomware attack by Avaddon threat actors, who added them to their leak site and dumped some data as proof of claims. It is not clear how much data the threat actors may have exfiltrated. The…
UK: Customers hit as ransomware incident blacks out Doncaster insurance firm
We were so busy watching the Colonial Pipeline situation here that we appear to have missed a ransomware incident in the U.K. of note. It started typically enough, with the Doncaster Free Press reporting on May 14 that One Call Insurance had been hit the previous day, and customers were unable to reach the firm….
Qlocker ransomware gang shuts shop after extorting owners of QNAP NAS drives
Graham Cluley writes: With all the headlines about ransomware attacks hitting companies hard, you might think there’s only bad news around the subject. Well, think again. Not only has the Darkside ransomware gang seemingly shut down since the high-profile attack which resulted in the Colonial Pipeline being shut down, and numerous dark web forums announce that…
CA: Sierra College victim of ransomware incident
Roseville Today reports that Sierra College has been impacted by a ransomware attack. Yesterday, the college posted the following notice on its site: “We are currently experiencing technical difficulties on the Sierra College website and some other online systems. This is the result of an external ransomware attack on our systems. We are working with…
FBI: Conti Ransomware Attacks Impact Healthcare and First Responder Networks
The FBI has issued a Flash Alert about Conti. Summary The FBI identified at least 16 Conti ransomware attacks targeting US healthcare and first responder networks, including law enforcement agencies, emergency medical services, 9-1-1 dispatch centers, and municipalities within the last year. These healthcare and first responder networks are among the more than 400 organizations…