Breach

Threat actors are able to continue to use their same methods to victimize other organizations when entities choose to keep quiet about a cyber incident, warned the assistant director of the FBI’s cyber division.

Equifax’s breach was the perfect opportunity to prepare for future vulnerabilities like Log4Shell. Not enough organizations seized the opportunity to learn from it.

Third-party vendors remain the healthcare sector’s Achille’s heel, causing the vast majority of the biggest healthcare data breaches of the year and led by the massive Accellion FTA hack.

This week’s healthcare roundup is led by an ongoing network outage at Capital Regional Medical Center, disrupting computers and phone lines. Other cyber incidents include ransomware, a HIPAA breach, and continuing disruptions to the Maryland Health Department's COVID-19 reporting capacity.

The New Jersey Attorney General Office reached its third settlement over a healthcare data breach in recent months: Regional Cancer Care will pay a fine and bolster its cybersecurity.

The Ireland HSE spent five months recovering from a Conti ransomware attack, caused by a lack of recovery plans. An analysis of the incident can help U.S. providers prevent a similar fate.

One of the 409,759 patients affected by a data theft and ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood LA this fall has filed a lawsuit, alleging the incident caused imminent and actual harm.