Cybersecurity Updates
- Nature Communications magazine is reporting that medical images could be altered by hackers to fool healthcare providers
- Kronos Group, which provides human resource department services to the healthcare industry, was hit by ransomware attack, impacted thousands of organizations.
- Regional Cancer Care Associates of Hackensack, New Jersey announced it has agreed to pay $425,000 to settle claims made after a breach of 13,000 patients’ PHI.
- Apple has paid out $600,000 to researchers who found vulnerabilities in its operating systems during a contest, and has not released patches to fix.
- Shelley School District of Idaho notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after ransomware attack.
- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services reports that average ransomware ransom payment is now $154,108.
- 239.4 million cyberattacks attempted in 2020
- Average of 816 attempted attacks per endpoint (includes printers, copiers, fax machines and scanners attached to network)
- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts notified an unknown number of customers that their info may have been exposed after ransomware attack.