CNN — A ransomware attack has triggered a “system-wide technology outage” at a network of over a dozen medical centers in Ohio, causing the cancellation of elective inpatient and outpatient procedures, according to a statement from the health network and a ransom note viewed by CNN. Kettering Health, which employs more than 1,800 doctors and...Read More
Share Tweet Share Share E-mail A sophisticated cyberattack struck Kettering Health, a prominent healthcare network in Dayton, Ohio, early Tuesday morning, paralyzing critical systems and forcing the cancellation of elective procedures. The ransomware assault, which sources say threatens to expose sensitive patient data on the dark web, has disrupted phone lines, the MyChart patient portal,...Read More
For as long as I’ve been on the internet, I’ve been warned not to download anything without verifying it first, especially if it’s a program or executable. It’s as true today as it was back then, only the threats have intensified. For example, a modified version of the popular KeePass password manager has been spotted...Read More
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Healthcare data breaches have soared over the past 14 years, driven by hacking and other IT incidents, especially ransomware attacks, according to a study published last week in JAMA Network Open. Of the 732 million...Read More
Vulnerable Atlassian Confluence servers impacted by the template injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-22527, have been subjected to intrusions that facilitated the distribution of a Mimic ransomware variant within almost 62 hours in June, Cyber Security News reports.Initial exploitation of the security bug enabled arbitrary command execution, Metasploit payload deployment, AnyDesk installation, and command-and-control channel creation, according to The DFIR...Read More
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arctic Wolf®, a global leader in security operations, today published findings from its State of Cybersecurity: 2025 Trends Report, offering insights from a global survey of more than 1,200 senior IT and cybersecurity decision-makers across 15 countries. Conducted by Sapio Research, the report captures the realities,...Read More
A suspected initial access broker has been leveraging trojanized versions of the open-source KeePass password manager to set the stage for ransomware attacks, WithSecure researchers have discovered. KeeLoader: Passoword manager that acts as data stealer and malware loader In February 2025, WithSecure’s inicident responders were hired by an European IT service provider to help with...Read More
Latest in string of attacks on UK retail sector The UK retail sector has endured another cyberattack with logistics company Peter Green Chilled, which distributes perishable food supplies to major supermarkets, struck with ransomware last Wednesday. According to an email seen by the BBC, the attack forced the company to halt order processing on Thursday,...Read More
AI-powered threats are now the most commonly cited worry among network administrators and IT professionals, according to research from Arctic Wolf.The security vendor’s 2025 Threat Report survey released Tuesday found that attacks fueled by artificial intelligence tops the list of 29% of respondents of what kept them up at night, followed by ransomware at 21%.“The...Read More
