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Attack. On February 22, 2024, UnitedHealth Group filed a notice to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that a "suspected nation-state associated cybersecurity threat actor" gained access to Change Healthcare's information technology system. Following UnitedHealth Group's initial filing, CVS Health, Walgreens, Publix, GoodRX, and ...
That’s up from 25 hospital systems hit by ransomware in 2022, according to the firm. The two ransomware attacks hit different nerves of the health care system. In February, cybercriminals broke ...
On 14 May 2021, the Health Service Executive (HSE) of Ireland suffered a major ransomware cyberattack which caused all of its IT systems nationwide to be shut down.. It was the most significant cybercrime attack on an Irish state agency and the largest known attack against a health service computer system.
Hive (ransomware) Hive (also known as the Hive ransomware group) was a ransomware as a service (RaaS) operation carried out by the eponymous cybercrime organization between June 2021 and January 2023. The group's purpose was to attack mainly public institutions to subsequently demand ransom for release of hijacked data.
Selfridge and his team simulate these attacks because for many facilities, the threat of ransomware has been all too real. In October 2020, the FBI warned of "increased and imminent cybercrime ...
Attacks on hospitals ramped up significantly during the pandemic, and continue to wreak havoc across the US. According to a CBS News report, 299 hospitals have been hit with ransomware in 2023 as ...
Victims of ransomware paid their attackers more than $1 billion last year, a new report has found, a record high.
Ransomware is a type of cryptovirological malware that permanently blocks access to the victim's personal data unless a ransom is paid. While some simple ransomware may lock the system without damaging any files, more advanced malware uses a technique called cryptoviral extortion. It encrypts the victim's files, making them inaccessible, and ...