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The Hidden Cost of Ransomware: Wholesale Password Theft

January 6, 2020 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, alex holden, Hold Security, karen christianson, mark schafer, Ransomware, ryuk, sva consulting, The Coming Storm, vcpi

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:17:21 +0000

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. But all too often, ransomware victims fail to grasp that the crooks behind these attacks can and frequently do siphon every single password stored on each infected endpoint. The result of this oversight may offer attackers a way back into the affected organization, access to financial and healthcare accounts, or — worse yet — key tools for attacking the victim’s various business partners and clients.

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Ransomware attack freezes health records access at 110 nursing homes

November 28, 2019 0 Comments Cloud, cloud storage, data loss, ehr, electronic health records, medical records, nursing homes, Ransomware, ryuk, security threats, vcpi, virtual care provider

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 11:25:38 +0000

In some cases, nurses can’t update and order drugs. For one assisted-living facility, lack of timely Medicaid billing could force closure.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/tUJXZ9IXE28″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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110 Nursing Homes Cut Off from Health Records in Ransomware Attack

November 22, 2019 0 Comments alex holden, Hold Security, karen christianson, Ransomware, The Coming Storm, vcpi

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 05:02:32 +0000

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 ongoing attack is preventing these care centers from accessing crucial patient medical records, and the IT company’s owner says she fears this incident could soon lead not only to the closure of her business, but also to the untimely demise of some patients.