So far, 2022 is not turning out to be a better year than 2021 when it comes to ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector. In its recent report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022,” Sophos reports that ransomware attacks in the healthcare sector almost doubled from 2020 to 2021 and that while the ransom…
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Ie: Ransomware cyberattack hits Coombe hospital, IT services locked down as precaution
Eoghan Moloney and Eilish O’Regan report: The Coombe Hospital has been the subject of a ransomware cyberattack overnight, the hospital has confirmed. The maternity and infants hospital said that services are continuing as normal despite the cyberattack on Wednesday night. The hospital isolated and locked down its IT services once the attack was discovered “on…
HSE hack: High Court grants orders barring use of stolen data
Mary Carolan reports: All of the HSE’s data “is potentially compromised” following a massive cyberattack, its chief executive, Paul Reid, has told the High Court. […] …. the HSE applied for orders, granted by Mr Justice Kevin Cross, restraining persons unknown, and any persons with knowledge of the orders, from sharing, selling, publishing, processing or…
De: Police are investigating a cyber attack on paint manufacturer Remmers
NDR reports (translation): So far unknown perpetrators have carried out a cyber attack on the Löningen chemical company Remmers. This is reported by NDR 1 Lower Saxony. The lacquer and paint manufacturer from the district of Cloppenburg therefore had to stop large parts of its production. A company spokesman said at noon that some areas have now been…
NY: Tri County Sheriff Dispatch hit with ransomware attack
News10 reports: The Albany County Sheriff’s Office says on Tuesday around 9:30 p.m. the Tri County Public Safety network which includes Albany, Saratoga, and Rensselaer Counties, was hit with a ransomware attack. Their office reportedly worked throughout the night with their vendors, as well as NYDHSES Office of Counter Terrorism Cyber Incident Response Team to…
New evasive spear phishing attacks bypass email security measures
Katie Donegan reports: Attackers are playing the long game. Their newest phishing adaption is a product of monthslong intelligence gathering and social engineering — and it’s already being put into action. Dubbed evasive spear phishing, this new category of email security threat was discovered by investigating more than 25 million email attachments. Detailed in a…