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Up to 184,000 Clients of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Impacted by Ransomware Attack

HIPAA Journal

Des Plaines, IL-based Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, one of the largest providers of social services in the state, has announced that its systems were compromised and ransomware was used to encrypt files. Both healthcare organizations were recently added to the data leak site of the BlackCat ransomware group.

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Patient Data Compromised in 5 Hacking Incidents, Ransomware Attacks, and Break-ins

HIPAA Journal

Salud Family Health Provides Update on September 2022 Ransomware Attack. The breach was reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights using a placeholder of 501 and that figure has yet to be updated on the OCR breach portal; however, the threat actor behind the attack – the Lorenz ransomware group – has dumped a sample of the files online.

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Health-ISAC Report Explores Current and Emerging Cyber Threats to the Healthcare Sector

HIPAA Journal

Ransomware and phishing continue to be the biggest cybersecurity concerns for healthcare organizations according to the February 2023 Current and Emerging Healthcare Cyber Threat Landscape report from Health-ISAC. Ransomware was the biggest concern for 2022 and 2023 with phishing and spear phishing in second.

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Alarming Rise of AI Voice Deepfakes: Waging War on Healthcare

HIT Consultant

These attacks most often lead to trojan horses, including ransomware, that are presently targeting the healthcare sector. As one of the most active ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) threat actors today, Black Basta has set its sights on the healthcare sector, claiming responsibility for the recent attack on St.

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Cybercriminals Adopt Corporate Tactics to Address Declining Revenues

HIPAA Journal

Ransomware gangs in particular have seen profits take a nosedive, with ransom payments decreasing by 38% year-over-year as victims refuse to pay up, even when there is the threat of publication of stolen data. In 2022, ransomware attacks were still common, with LockBit and BlackCat the top ransomware families.

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Virtual 40th National HIPAA Summit – Early Bird Discount Ends 2/3

HIPAA Journal

Tennant, MA The full schedule for the event can be downloaded here – HIPAA Summit Schedule (PDF). The pre-conference basic training day is included in the basic HIPAA Summit registration and includes 8 training sessions, followed by a HIPAA Workforce Training Faculty Q&A.

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From Ethical Boundaries to Big Payouts: Addressing the Lure of Hacking Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Unlike credit card numbers, which can be quickly canceled, medical information remains useful for years, offering opportunities for identity theft, fraud, and even blackmail. Department of Health and Human Services, ransomware attacks in the healthcare sector have risen by a staggering 264%. According to the U.S. healthcare services.