Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Omni Family Health disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 470,000 current and former patients and employees. Omni Family Health is a nonprofit organization that provides healthcare services to communities in California, focusing on underserved populations. ” reads the data breach notification.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2024

healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. In the third week of February, a cyber intrusion at Change Healthcare began shutting down important healthcare services as company systems were taken offline. There are indications that U.S.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland’s public health system. The unusually candid post-mortem found that nearly two months elapsed between the initial intrusion and the launching of the ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Huge increase in numbers As we reported in July , the number of data breach victims went up 1,170% in Q2 2024, compared to Q2 2023 (from 81,958,874 victims to 1,041,312,601). The huge increase is no big surprise if you look at the size of some of these breaches. Dell notifies customers about data breach (49 million customers) 4.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

UnitedHealth Group recently confirmed that a ransomware attack on subsidiary Change Healthcare has compromised the personal information and healthcare data of more than 100 million individuals. In its guidelines on handling data breaches in healthcare, the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Hospitals that have been hit by a data breach or ransomware attack can expect to see an increase in the death rate among heart patients in the following months or years because of cybersecurity remediation efforts, a new study posits. “There is a lot of possible research that might be unleashed by this study.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Anna Jaques Hospital revealed thatthe ransomware attack it suffered last year has exposed sensitive health data for over 316,000 patients. On December 25, 2023, a ransomware attack hit the Anna Jaques Hospital. The hospital revealed that the security breach exposed sensitive health data for over 316,000 patients.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

24, 2025, CyberNewswire – – INE Security , a global provider of cybersecurity training and certification, today announced its initiative to spotlight the increasing cyber threats targeting healthcare institutions. Recent reports show healthcare has endured a record wave of cyber breaches. Cary, NC, Mar.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

BT Group (formerly British Telecom)’s Conferencing division shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware attack. British multinational telecommunications holding company BT Group (formerly British Telecom) announced it has shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware attack. reads the CSA.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

On Monday, November 11, Amazon confirmed a data breach that impacted its employee data. The breach, linked to the infamous MOVEit Transfer vulnerability, underscores the far-reaching consequences of last year's major supply chain attack. Shortly after the attacks, the SEC launched an investigation into Progress Software.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Georgia, a ransomware attack disrupted Memorial Hospital and Manor’s access to its Electronic Health Record system. A ransomware attack hit Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia, and disrupted the access to its Electronic Health Record system. terabytes of data.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

A ransomware outbreak has besieged a Wisconsin based IT company that provides cloud data hosting, security and access management to more than 100 nursing homes across the United States. The researchers concluded that for care centers that experienced a breach, it took an additional 2.7 At around 1:30 a.m. 20, Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2020

Fresenius , Europe’s largest private hospital operator and a major provider of dialysis products and services that are in such high demand thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hit in a ransomware cyber attack on its technology systems.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2025

Richmond University Medical Center has confirmed that a ransomware attack in May 2023 affected 670,000 individuals. New York’s Richmond University Medical Center confirmed a May 2023 ransomware attack impacted 674,033 individuals. In May 2023, RUMC suffered a ransomware attack that caused a multi-week disruption.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

Magellan Health, a for-profit managed health care and insurance firm, was the victim of a ransomware attack. Magellan Health Inc announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place on April 11, 2020, the company also confirmed that hackers have stolen personal information from one of its corporate servers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Kentucky health system Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after it was a victim of a ransomware attack in May. Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack that hit the organization on May 9, 2023. TB of data and leaked dozens of files as proof of the hack.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Healthcare services provider HMG Healthcare has disclosed a data breach that impacted 40 affiliated nursing facilities. ” reads the data breach notification sent to the impacted individuals. “The incident involved hackers gaining access to our server and stealing unencrypted files.”

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Graham Cluley

OCTOBER 17, 2024

No-one would be bold enough to say that the ransomware problem is receding, but a newly-published report by Microsoft does deliver a slither of encouraging news amongst the gloom. And boy do we need some good news - amid reports that 389 US-based healthcare institutions were hit by ransomware last year - more than one every single day.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2024

Data breaches are a major concern in the ever-evolving landscape of digital healthcare. One recent incident that has come to light involves ESO Solutions, a software provider for healthcare organizations and fire departments. million patients. […] The post ESO Solutions Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 2.7

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A ransomware attack on Great Plains Regional Medical Center compromised personal data of 133,000 individuals, exposing sensitive information. On September 8, 2024, Great Plains Regional Medical Center (Oklahoma) suffered a ransomware attack. “On September 8, 2024, we suffered a ransomware attack on our computer system.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

The Cloak ransomware group claims responsibility for a cyberattack on the Virginia Attorney Generals Office that occurred in February. The ransomware group Cloak has claimed responsibility for a February cyberattack on the Virginia Attorney General Office. ” reads a report published by Halcyon.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As if the scourge of ransomware wasn’t bad enough already: Several prominent purveyors of ransomware have signaled they plan to start publishing data stolen from victims who refuse to pay up. The message displayed at the top of the Maze Ransomware public shaming site. Follow the news!”

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 25, 2024

UnitedHealth confirms for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare records stolen during the Change Healthcare ransomware attack.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 5, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has stepped in to ensure patients are made aware if their sensitive data was compromised during February's massive cyberattack on health IT firm Change Healthcare. The unprecedented directive stems from Change Healthcare's business acquisition by UnitedHealth in 2022.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Community Clinic of Maui experienced a data breach impacting over 120,000 people following a LockBit ransomware attack. In June, the Lockbit ransomware gang took credit for the attack. LockBit breached the Community Healthcare Clinic of Maui as they are still rebuilding from the devastating fire last year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Family Medical Center (FMC) of Michigan, a healthcare center supported by government funding, was targeted by a ransomware attack in July this year. Preliminary inquires revealed that the hackers could have accessed patient info and some medical research work along with the financial credit data.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

Another American hospital falls victim to a ransomware attack; the RansomHouse gang announced the hack of Loretto Hospital in Chicago.” ” The RansomHouse gang announced the hack of Loretto Hospital in Chicago, the groups claims to have stolen 1.5TB of sensitive data. Ransomware attacks on U.S.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 7, 2022

PFC), a full-service accounts receivables management company, says that a ransomware attack in late February led to a data breach affecting over 600 healthcare organizations. [.]. Professional Finance Company Inc.

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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Planned Parenthood LA or also known under the acronym PPLA, a provider of healthcare services in Los Angeles County, has revealed that it suffered a data breach following an October ransomware attack. Apparently, this incident led to almost 400,000 patients’ personal data exposure.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2021

The ‘Cost of a Data Breach’ report commissioned by IBM Security states that the cost of a data breach exceeded $4.2 The study highlights the significant impact of the ongoing pandemic on the cost of data breaches and the effort to contain them. The average cost of a data breach passed from $3.86

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2022

Healthcare providers are opting to pay a ransom in the event of ransomware attacks, instead of recovering it from data backups. The reason is as it is easy and guarantees 100% encrypted data return- Of course, as per their perspective!

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2020

The company’s public statement and notice to customers does not mention the cause of the outage, but their response so far is straight out of the playbook for dealing with ransomware attacks. ” Once considered by many to be isolated extortion attacks, ransomware infestations have become de facto data breaches for victim companies.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Qilin ransomware group listed CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, a nonprofit health care treatment organization, as one of their latest victims. Qilin seems to have a preference for healthcare and support organizations. As ThreatDown reported earlier in 2024, 70% of all known attacks on healthcare happen in the US.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

NextGen Healthcare suffered a data breach, the security incident exposed the personal information of approximately 1 million individuals. Healthcare solutions provider NextGen Healthcare suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of informing approximately one million individuals.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2024

Kootenai Health suffered a data breach impacting over 464,000 patients following a 3AM ransomware attack. Kootenai Health disclosed a data breach impacting over 464,088 patients following the leak of their personal information by the ThreeAM (3AM) ransomware gang.

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Webroot

APRIL 5, 2024

From 2018 to 2023, healthcare data breaches have increased by 93 percent. And ransomware attacks have grown by 278 percent over the same period. Healthcare organizations can’t afford to let preventable breaches slip by. Globally, the average cost of a healthcare data breach has reached $10.93

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 3, 2021

?Nonprofit healthcare provider, Scripps Health in San Diego, has disclosed a data breach exposing patient information after suffering a ransomware attack last month. [.].

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