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Ghost Ransomware a Persistent Global Threat to Critical Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

The Ghost (Cring) ransomware campaign is a rapidly evolving global threat affecting critical infrastructure, healthcare, government agencies, and businesses of all sizes. Report ransomware incidents to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) , CISA, or MS-ISAC.

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BORN Ontario data breach impacted 3.4 million newborns and pregnancy care patients

Security Affairs

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) is a program and database used in the healthcare sector, particularly in maternal and child health, to collect, manage, and analyze health information for the purpose of improving patient outcomes and healthcare services. million people. .

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COVID-19 – Johnson & Johnson saw a 30% uptick in cyber-attacks

Security Affairs

Healthcare organizations like Johnson & Johnson are observing a surge of cyber attacks carried by state-sponsored hackers during COVID-19 pandemic. Nation-state actors are intensifying their attacks against organizations in the healthcare industry, like Johnson & Johnson, that are involved in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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U.S., U.K. Sanction 7 Men Tied to Trickbot Hacking Group

Krebs on Security

“During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Trickbot targeted hospitals and healthcare centers, launching a wave of ransomware attacks against hospitals across the United States,” the sanctions notice continued. Christina Svechinskaya, a money mule hired by Bentley who was arrested by the FBI in 2010.

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NHS postpones patient data sharing with 3rd parties till September 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Till then, the Government funded healthcare system will see that the data that is being harvested for the sharing program is accurate and is in compliance with all privacy laws. . Also, the data share will include the information related to medical records held on GPs systems. .

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MY TAKE: DigiCert and Oracle partner to extend digital trust and scalable infrastructure globally

The Last Watchdog

Amazon had introduced Amazon Web Services in 2006 and Microsoft Azure became commercially available in 2010. Honoring data sovereignty Name any business use case: banking, retail, healthcare, government, military, entertainment, elections. Back in Silicon Valley, Oracle was playing catchup. Oracle launched OCI in October 2016.

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Nation-state actors target critical sectors by exploiting the CVE-2021-40539 flaw

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity experts from Palo Alto Networks warn of an ongoing cyberespionage campaign that has already compromised at least nine organizations worldwide from critical sectors, including defense, healthcare, and energy. The APT group has been active since 2010, targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S.