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Healthcare is a prime target for email attacks
Healthcare is a prime target for email attacks

In one survey, the healthcare industry experienced more email security breaches than average. The recovery costs following such attacks are particularly problematic for the healthcare system. Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have more than doubled since 2022, according to the latest Barracuda Ransomware Annual Report. However, when you look at healthcare in comparison to other industries, a more complex picture emerges, says Dr. Klaus Gheri, Vice President & General Manager Network Security at Barracuda Networks. In many cases, this sector experiences fewer major cyber incidents than other industries…

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The most dangerous malware in November: Formbook 1st place
Malware hit list in November: Formbook in place

The most common malware in November 2023 is the infostealer Formbook and the most frequently attacked industry is ISP/MSP. Command Injection Over HTTP was the most commonly exploited vulnerability. Check Point Software Technologies has published its global threat index for November 2023: Top malware in Germany The first place in Germany was achieved by Formbook. Formbook is an infostealer that targets the Windows operating system and was first discovered in 2016. It is marketed in underground hacker forums as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) because it has powerful evasion techniques and is relatively inexpensive. New additions include fake updates. On…

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Cyberattacks: These four industries are the main targets
Cyberattacks: These four industries are the main targets

Healthcare, financial services, manufacturing companies, software-as-a-service and software providers are the industries that are most often the involuntary recipients of current malware campaigns. All areas of the economy and society are undergoing fundamental change. The long-term mission of digital transformation is accompanied by current challenges such as the pandemic and its consequences as well as the war in Ukraine. Politicians are responding to increased risk situations with new and stricter IT guidelines for an expanded circle of those affected. Even though companies of all sizes and industries are currently experiencing a sharp increase in hacker attacks, cybercriminals have different intentions behind these incidents. For all target groups…

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Malware CloudEye replaces Qbot in first place
Malware CloudEye replaces Qbot in first place

In the global threat index for September 2023, the CloudEye malware is the most widespread. Healthcare facilities are the most common target of hackers. In August, the multi-purpose malware Qbot, aka Qakbot, was dismantled and shut down by FBI investigators. This marks the end of a long time for Qbot as the most widespread malware, after topping the global hit list for almost all of 2023. CloudEye leads the top malware Checkpoint's global threat index for September 2023 makes the consequences for the German threat landscape visible: CloudEye, formerly GuLoader, a downloader that injects malicious programs into Windows platforms,...

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Healthcare targeted by ransomware attackers
Healthcare targeted by ransomware attackers

Last year, healthcare was the number one victim of ransomware attacks. According to an Arcserve study, two thirds of those affected paid the ransom. An international, independent study by Arcserve focused on the healthcare sector's structures, practices and experiences when it comes to data protection, data recovery and protection against ransomware attacks. The study results illustrate that there are misconceptions in the healthcare sector about how organizations need to protect themselves from cyberattacks and how they can back up and restore their data in an emergency. The most important results of the study: Frequency: Compared to…

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Cyber ​​threat: Rhysida ransomware
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Rhysida ransomware's tactics and techniques are similar to those of the infamous Vice Society ransomware gang. Experts suspect that Vice Society is using its own variant of ransomware. Security researchers from the Threat Intelligence Department of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) link the malware to a notorious ransomware gang. The procedures are the same in many ways, as Check Point's Incident Response Team reported. This doesn't mean that Vice Society is using the new ransomware exclusively, but probably mainly. Attacks on Healthcare and Education Vice Society is one of the most aggressive ransomware gangs so far since 2021…

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Cyber ​​attacks: Cities and municipalities increasingly targeted
Barracuda News

Attacks on municipalities, healthcare and education have doubled since August 2022. This is what the Barracuda ransomware report reports. Barracuda has released the results of its fifth annual ransomware report. As the basis for the report, the cloud security specialist identified and analyzed 175 publicly reported attacks from the last 12 months. A worrying finding of the report is that successful ransomware attacks in the three social sectors of municipalities, education and healthcare have more than quadrupled since 2021. Attacks on finance are declining. Attacks on cities and municipalities increased between August 2022 and July...

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Anti-Hacker Therapy: Cyber ​​Security in Healthcare
Anti-Hacker Therapy: Cyber ​​Security in Healthcare

Healthcare continues to be one of the most hacked areas. It is therefore time to catch up on homework that has been put off for a long time in order to face the new demands and risks of a digitized and protected healthcare system. Comprehensive IT security technologies, possible funding and strong partners can initiate the therapy that seems more necessary than ever in view of the current crisis situation. Complex, often outdated and heterogeneous IT and technology and a lack of security strategy make hospitals, for example, a worthwhile target for hackers who can be blackmailed. Because a failure of the systems is not an...

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Attacks on IIoT in the German healthcare system
Attacks on IIoT in the German healthcare system

Kaspersky study: Attacks on IIoT platforms in the German healthcare system increased. 21,3 percent of German companies experienced an increase in cyber attacks on their IIoT platforms during the Covid 19 pandemic. Only 30,7 percent believe that their IIoT is adequately secured. The health industry has been increasingly threatened by digital attacks since the corona pandemic. In the health sector, IIoT platforms and thus devices such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRT) and computed tomography (CT) are also affected. Portable medical devices for remote monitoring of patients, such as measuring devices for blood sugar or blood pressure, are also vulnerable, provided they are connected to the office infrastructure. More than the half…

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