The breach exposed the information of more than 585 thousand people, violating HIPAA. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached a settlement with Comstar, LLC, following a ransomware breach that affected over 585,000 individuals. OCR’s investigation revealed that the Massachusetts-based company, which handles billing and collection services for emergency...Read More
WARREN COUNTY, OH — Kettering Health recently released a statement concering the cybersecurity attack it has experienced….. “On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Kettering Health was impacted by a cybersecurity incident, which we have reason to believe was launched by the ransomware group Interlock. This prompted an immediate and comprehensive response to ensure the security of...Read More
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Ohio-Based Organization Says It’s Making Progress Restoring IT, Beefing Up Security Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 5, 2025 Image: Kettering Health Cybercrime group Interlock has begun publishing some of the 941 gigabytes of data the gang...Read More
Ransomware, trojans, and malware delivered through USB devices are putting growing pressure on industrial systems, according to the Honeywell 2025 Cyber Threat Report, which draws on data from monitoring tools deployed across industrial sites around the world. The findings highlight persistent and serious risks to OT environments that keep critical infrastructure running. Findings from the...Read More
Major U.S. local newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises had information from 39,779 individuals, including their Social Security numbers, compromised as a result of an attack by the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation in February, which allegedly led to the exfiltration of 350 GB of data, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.Data exposure following...Read More
No fun: Authorities reveal more info outlining the Play ransomware gang’s operations American and Australian cyber authorities update advisory outlining prominent ransomware operations’ tactics, techniques, and procedures. In late 2023, the US Critical Infrastructure & Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation, alongside the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre released a joint advisory...Read More
The FBI has announced that the Play ransomware gang has masterminded several sophisticated cyberattacks, which have compromised key security infrastructures in about 900 organizations in Europe, North America, and South America. The Play ransomware gang, which became infamous for compromising the security infrastructures of businesses and organizations in 2022, is currently on a wild rampage...Read More
A massive nonprofit hospital network in Ohio, 14 medical centers strong, brought to its knees by cybercriminals—likely the gang behind the Interlock ransomware. Elective surgeries were canceled. Outpatient appointments paused. And to make it worse? Scammers posing as hospital staff started calling patients asking for their credit card numbers. “Your network was compromised, and we...Read More
New research from Delinea shows that 69% of organisations worldwide were breached by ransomware in the past year, with artificial intelligence quickly reshaping the capabilities of both cyber attackers and defenders. The 2025 State of Ransomware Report, based on input from more than 1,000 IT and security leaders globally, highlights that over a quarter of...Read More
