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Colorado Eye Clinic Investigating Suspected Ransomware Attack

HIPAA Journal

The incident was described as an information technology network disruption that impacted the clinics accessibility to certain electronic systems language indicative of a ransomware attack. A third-party digital forensics firm assisted with the investigation and confirmed that the account contents had been downloaded.

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HC3 Shares Black Basta Ransomware Threat Intelligence Data

HIPAA Journal

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has shared threat intelligence information about the Black Basta ransomware group to help network defenders prevent and rapidly detect attacks in progress. The Black Basta group was first identified in April 2022 and is known to conduct ransomware and extortion attacks.

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Healthcare and Financial Services Remain Top Targets for Cyber Threat Actors

HIPAA Journal

Ransomware and information stealing malware were highly prevalent. Amadey has information stealing capabilities and is often used to perform reconnaissance before downloading additional malicious payloads. The RedLine information stealer and the Amadey bot were regularly blocked threats.

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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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Hacking and IT Incidents Affect 563,000 Patients and Health Plan Members

HIPAA Journal

An unauthorized individual was found to have gained access to its network and downloaded files containing the protected health information of 45,785 patients. Health Plan Member Data Potentially Compromised in Innovative Service Technology Management Services Ransomware Attack.

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HC3 Warns Healthcare Sector About Growing Threat from Emotet Malware

HIPAA Journal

Emotet has been used to deliver a range of malware variants including IcedID, Trickbot, Qbot, Azorult, and ransomware payloads such as Ryuk and BitPaymer. Emotet malware is primarily delivered via email, most commonly via malicious Office attachments or hyperlinks to compromised websites where the payload is downloaded.

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Is remote patient monitoring the new cybercrime target?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In this interconnected world, patients could spread ransomware or other types of malware to their providers. Cybercriminals have deeply developed tools, techniques and practices that they apply to nearly all of their victims, whether that is a government or e-commerce website or electronic health record system.

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