Cybersecurity
Cyber Threat Intelligence, Alerts and Reports
As part of the AHA’s commitment to helping hospitals and health systems prepare for and prevent cyber threats, we have gathered the latest government cyber threat intelligence and alerts and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) reports.
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Cybersecurity & Risk Advisory
Learn how AHA can help hospitals and health systems prepare for and mitigate cyber threats through the expertise of John Riggi, AHA’s National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk.
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US Declares State of Emergency After Ransomware; Colonial Pipeline Aims to Restore Operations by End of the Week
Data Breaches & Data Leaks
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Cyber Crimes & Incidents
City of Tulsa, Oklahoma Suffers Ransomware Attack…
This week, Hacking Healthcare begins by examining a mistake that affected roughly 25% of the population of Wyoming and makes the case that organizations should ensure their security and privacy processes look to minimize the risk of employee-caused exposures. Next, we briefly cover the United…
The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has posted the Current Activity "Joint NCSC-CISA-FBI-NSA Cybersecurity Advisory on Russian SVR Activity".
On May 6, 2021, the Health-ISAC Threat Intelligence Committee (TIC) evaluated the current Cyber Threat Level and collectively chose to maintain the Threat Level at Blue (GUARDED).
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Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Shuts Down Pipeline That Supplies 45% of East Coast's Fuel
Data Breaches & Data Leaks
SolarWinds Finds Evidence that Hackers Broke into Email Accounts, Accessed Employee Data
Cyber Crimes and Incidents
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CaptureRx Data Breach Impacts Healthcare Providers
Data Breaches & Data Leaks
Misconfigured Database Exposes 200K Fake Amazon Reviewers
Cyber Crimes and Incidents
Cuba Ransomware Partners with Hancitor for Spam-Fueled Attacks
Vulnerabilities…
The FBI released an alert on the ransomware variant Darkside, which this month infected a critical infrastructure company in the United States. The ransomware-as-a-service variant has affected various sectors since October 2020, including health care.
Darkside is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant, in which criminal affiliates conduct the attacks and the proceeds are shared with the ransomware developer(s). Darkside has impacted numerous organizations across various sectors including manufacturing, legal, insurance, healthcare, and energy.