#CyberattackImpact

Ransomware’s ripple effect felt across ERs as patient care suffers

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October 24, 2024 at 06:46AM This year, ransomware impacted 389 US healthcare organizations, risking patient safety and costing up to $900,000 daily in downtime. Attacks led to increased emergency cases and dwindling survival rates. Organized groups, primarily Iranian, have intensified these intrusions, facilitated by ransomware-as-a-service and geopolitical factors. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. **Ransomware Impact on Healthcare:** … Read more

Highline Public Schools closes schools following cyberattack

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September 9, 2024 at 03:12PM Highline Public Schools in Washington state closed all schools and activities after a cyberattack on their technology systems. The school district is working with authorities to restore and test the systems and will provide updates on school status. The attack is part of a trend of cyberattacks on public school … Read more

ALPHV/BlackCat responsible for Change Healthcare cyberattack

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February 26, 2024 at 03:45PM The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is reportedly behind the severe cyberattack on Change Healthcare, affecting US pharmacies. The attack disrupted services, causing delays in prescription filling and insurance claim transmissions. The group has also been linked to other high-profile attacks and is being sought by the US government with bounties of … Read more

Kwik Trip finally confirms cyberattack was behind ongoing outage

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October 20, 2023 at 09:47AM Kwik Trip is investigating a cyberattack that has caused an ongoing IT outage since October 9. The attack has disrupted the company’s internal network, including its Rewards program, support, phone, and email systems. Kwik Trip has not found evidence of customer payment data being accessed but has not provided details … Read more