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Cybersecurity

Medical firm reaches $100,000 settlement with HHS over 2017 ransomware attack

A Massachusetts-based medical management company has agreed to a $100,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services following a 2017 ransomware attack. The company, Doctors’ Management Services — which provides medical billing and payer credentialing services — was attacked by the now-defunct GandCrab ransomware gang in April 2017, but the intrusion was […]

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NodeStealer attacks on Facebook take a provocative turn – threat actors deploy malvertising campaigns to hijack users’ accounts

Social media platforms offer immense opportunities for financially motivated threat actors to conduct large-scale attacks against unsuspecting Internet users. Fraudulent and malicious threats are prevalent on all social networks and it has become crucial for users to be aware of the latest tricks that can compromise the security of their accounts, data, reputation and finances. […]

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Massive MOVEit Hack: 630K+ US Defense Officials’ Emails Breached

The organization targeted in the incident is Westat, a data firm utilized by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for survey administration. The MOVEit data breach has caused havoc across all prominent industries and organizations. This large-scale cyberattack in May 2023 (from May 28th to May 30th, 2023) has claimed countless victims. The attackers exploited […]

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Healthcare’s Ransomware Attackers Are Addicted to Encryption

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare , Industry Specific Extortionist Crypto-Locking Hackers Keep Hitting Healthcare Sector, Experts Report Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • November 1, 2023     Image: Shutterstock Once ransomware hackers get inside a healthcare sector organization’s systems, 3 in 4 attackers will also maliciously encrypt data, says security firm Sophos. See Also: […]

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SaaS Security is Now Accessible and Affordable to All

Nov 02, 2023The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Software This new product offers SaaS discovery and risk assessment coupled with a free user access review in a unique “freemium” model Securing employees’ SaaS usage is becoming increasingly crucial for most cloud-based organizations. While numerous tools are available to address this need, they often employ different approaches […]