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Get Permission Following the hacking of a Florida water treatment plant, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning the operators of other plants to be on the lookout for hackers who exploit remote access software and outdated operating systems - and to take risk mitigation steps. But the advice applies to other organizations as well, some security experts say. The investigation into the breach of the water treatment facility in Oldsmar, Florida, continues. Local officials say a hacker gained remote access to a system to increase the amount of lye in the city's water sys...
HealthcareInfoSecurity March 25, 2021 HealthInfoSec) • January 6, 2021 Get Permission An EHR rollout at the University of Vermont Medical Center is being delayed due to a recent ransomware incident. The lingering aftershocks of an October ransomware attack and ongoing COVID-19 response challenges are forcing the University of Vermont Health Network to delay the next phases of an enterprisewide electronic health record rollout. The Burlington, Vermont-based healthcare system, which includes six hospitals and ot...
BankInfoSecurity Compliance March 29, 2021 Compliance March 29, 2021 March 31, 2021 DougOlenick) • December 31, 2020 Get Permission Ransomware gangs entered 2020 with a full and dangerous set of weapons at their disposal and then rolled out additional tools such as extortion and new distribution methods, a trend that is expected to continue into 2021. Double extortion; Trickbot and Emotet to deliver ransomware. "[This year] will be even worse. Ransomware attacks will keep trending up until secure cloud archit...
Get Permission The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is alerting financial institutions about the potential for fraud, ransomware attacks or similar types of criminal activity related to COVID-19 vaccine research and distribution organizations. FinCEN reports the fraudulent acts include targeting vaccine researchers with ransomware, promising consumers early access to a COVID-19 vaccine for an extra fee and peddling fake cures. In the alert, the agency also provides instructions for filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) regarding any unusual activity related to COVID-1...