Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Incident Responders Detail Top Ransomware and Business Email Compromise TacticsThere's no need to invest into sophisticated hacking operations when moving fast and exploiting well-trod techniques gives threat actors all the access they want. Threat actors are prioritizing "low-complexity entry points, rather than investing in sophisticated exploits," say incident responders.

2024 Cyberattack Was One of Several on Other Blood Suppliers in US, UKOneBlood, which provides blood supplies to 250 hospitals in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, will pay $1 million to settle proposed class action litigation filed against the non-profit entity in the wake of a 2024 ransomware attack that compromised the information of nearly 170,000 individuals.

Cybercrime Gang Monti Listed 84-Bed Rural Hospital Among Its Victims Last SummerA public Georgia community hospital is notifying more than 163,000 individuals that their sensitive health information was compromised in a June 2024 ransomware attack. The cybercriminal gang Monti on its dark website last summer claimed Wayne Memorial Hospital as one of its victims.

2021 Pysa Hack Compromised PHI of Nearly 25,000 PatientsA HIPAA breach investigation into a 2021 attack involving a variant of Pysa ransomware resulted in a $250,000 fine for an upstate New York specialty surgery practice, which also agreed to a corrective action plan that will be monitored by federal regulators for the next two years.

2021 Pysa Hack Compromised PHI of Nearly 25,000 PatientsA HIPAA breach investigation into a 2021 attack involving a variant of Pysa ransomware resulted in a $250,000 fine for an upstate New York specialty surgery practice, which also agreed to a corrective action plan that will be monitored by federal regulators for the next two years.

345 Major HIPAA Breaches Reported to Feds So Far This Year, Affecting 29.9 MillionMidway through 2025, the federal website listing major health data breaches in the U.S. shows a familiar scene: Many hacking incidents including ransomware, dozens of third-party vendor incidents, and millions of individuals affected by compromised personal data.

Ransomware Gang Qilin Claims to Have 42GB of Practice's Stolen DataRansomware group Qilin posted at least 42 gigabytes of data stolen from a Texas pediatric orthopedic practice for sale on its darkweb leak site in February. In recent days, Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics began notifying more than 140,000 people that their data was compromised by hackers.

Lawsuits Allege Cybercrime Gang Medusa Stole Data of 132,000 PeopleAn Arizona-based medical imaging practice with locations in 11 states is notifying patients that their data was compromised in a January cyberattack. Litigation filed against the company allege ransomware gang Medusa stole sensitive data pertaining to at least 132,000 people in the incident.

Ransomware Group Embargo Claims to Have Published 1.15TB of Hospital's Stolen DataA rural Georgia hospital and its nursing home are among several other regional healthcare entities notifying tens of thousands of patients that their information was compromised in recent hacks. Ransomware gang Embargo claims to have published 1.15 terabytes of stolen data in one of those incidents.

Missouri-Based Hospital Chain Initially Reported That Attack Affected Only 500Seven months after a ransomware disrupted its IT systems for weeks, Catholic hospital chain Ascension Health is now notifying nearly 5.6 million current and former patients and employees that the incident - which also involved data theft - potentially compromised their information.

The US government has sanctioned Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for the mass compromise of firewalls which led to the deployment of malware and ransomware

Colorado Laboratory Already Facing Several Proposed Class Action Breach LawsuitsA Colorado-based pathology laboratory is notifying more than 1.8 million patients that their sensitive information was compromised in an April hack, one of the largest breaches reported by a medical testing lab to U.S. federal regulators to date. Ransomware gang Medusa is blamed for the attack.

Compromised Patient Info Dates Back to 2011 at Muskogee City County 911 ServiceAn Oklahoma county provider of medical, fire, police and other 911 emergency services is notifying 180,000 individuals that their health information may have been compromised in a recent ransomware attack. The incident affects patients receiving emergency medical care as far back as 2011.

The Company Will Start Notifying Individuals Affected by the Breach in Late JulyChange Healthcare says it has begun to notify customers whose data was compromised in the February ransomware attack that affected scores of healthcare providers, health insurance plans and other organizations. The company will begin to notify affected individuals in late July.

2020 Attack Affected 13,000 Blackbaud Clients, 1.5 Billion of Their 'Constituents'A federal judge has denied class certification in consolidated proposed class action litigation against Blackbaud stemming from the fundraising software vendor's 2020 ransomware attack that affected 13,000 clients and compromised data of about 1.5 million donors, patients and other individuals.

At Least 33 Ernest Health Facilities in 12 States Are Reporting BreachesA Texas-based operator of rehabilitation hospitals is facing multiple federal proposed class action lawsuits in the wake of an apparent ransomware attack that affected dozens of its facilities in several states, potentially compromising the sensitive information of more than 101,000 individuals.

Also: Omni Hack Exposed Customer Data; More Ivanti Vulnerabilities Come to LightThis week, police disrupted the LabHost phishing-as-a-service site, customer data compromised in Omni Hotels hack, more Ivanti vulnerabilities found, Moldovan botnet operator faces U.S. charges, Cisco warned of a data breach in Duo and a Spanish Guardia Civil contractor suffered a ransomware attack.

Also: Omni Hack Exposed Customer Data and More Ivanti VulnerabilitiesThis week, police took down the LabHost phishing-as-a-service site, customer data compromised in Omni Hotels hack, more Ivanti vulnerabilities, a Moldovan botnet operators faces U.S. charges, Cisco warned of data breach in Duo and a Spanish Guardia Civil contractor suffered a ransomware attack.

Centers for Underserved Patients, Resource-Poor Communities Fight for Cyber FundsMichigan's largest federally qualified health center, which treats homeless and underserved patients, is notifying more than 184,000 individuals of a December ransomware attack that compromised their data. The incident reflects the many challenges that under-resourced healthcare groups face.

FTC Is Latest Agency to Rebuke Fundraising Firm for Lax Security in 2020 AttackThe Federal Trade Commission is the latest regulatory agency taking action against fundraising and customer relationship management software provider Blackbaud in the aftermath of a 2020 ransomware incident that compromised the data of tens of thousands of clients and millions of consumers.