Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Advanced, the NHS supplier at the centre of the August cyber-attack, were quick to go to press with their success of containing and limiting the reach of the ransomware attack. However now, after a considered investigation, whilst confining the attack, the threat actors exfiltrated data from the systems: It was …
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Although the attack on NHS systems, back in August was contained, the systems hit are still not fully funstional: Oxford Health: Cyber attack continues to hit NHS trust’s services – BBC News The NHS 111 non-emergency/first call service was infected by ransomware and severely disrupted and the disruption is still …
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Like medical devices: Four vulnerabilities discovered in popular infusion pumps, WiFi batteries – The Record by Recorded Future Your takeaway from this is to look at your IoT and connected devices (such as CCTV) and check they meet your cybersecurity standard, are patched and secured and if administered by a …
Here are some of the leading ransomware stories this week: Greek natural gas operator suffers ransomware-related data breach – Bleeping Computers LockBit ransomware group implicated in crippling attack on French hospital – The Record by Recorded Future New ‘Donut Leaks’ extortion gang linked to recent ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) RansomEXX claims …
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This time the US Department of Justice has returned about half a million dollars worth of Bitcoin to two hospital groups who had paid ransomware ransoms to North Korean threat actors. US seizes stolen funds from suspected North Korean hackers – BBC News However it is better to have not …
I have gathered here just a selection of the ransomware stories that have made the headlines – for these there are many more that go unreported in the media or even outside the organisation. ‘Lives are at stake’: hacking of US hospitals highlights deadly risk of ransomware | Hacking | …
This report is from Cornwall, but the nature of these things it could be anywhere in the country. Cornwall Council warns of Covid scam text messages – BBC News So be careful if you get a NHS Test and Trace text from a phone number – don’t click on any …
