What is the point of INC Ransom's attack on Alder Hey? They are not likely to be paid, and the attack on a children's hospital only increases the chances that they will one day find their collars felt by law enforcement.Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
A British hospital is grappling with a major cyberattack that has crippled its IT systems and disrupted patient care.Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Security agencies in the United States have issued a new warning about the Black Basta ransomware group, in the wake of a high-profile attack against the healthcare giant Ascension.The cyber attack last week forced the Ascension computer systems offline, and caused some hospital emergency departments to turn away ambulances "in order to ensure emergency cases are triaged immediately."Read more in my article on the Exponential-e blog.
Holy mackerel! AI is jumping on the religion bandwagon, ransomware gangs target hospitals, and what's happened to your old mobile phone number?All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by "Ransomware Sommelier" Allan Liska.
Over 20 hospitals in Bucharest have reportedly been impacted by a ransomware attack after cybercriminals targeted an IT service provider. As a consequence medical staff have been forced to use pen-and-paper rather than computer systems.
A ransomware attack impacting five hospitals in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has seen hackers gain access to a database containing 5.6 million patient visits, and the social insurance numbers of over 1400 employees.Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
It's all too easy sometimes to imagine that a cyber attack is confined to the digital world, and that - although disruptive - it may not have serious consequences in real life.Maybe the attack which happened last week in New York will make you think differently.Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Do ransomware gangs actually have a heart? Perhaps...Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
