Ransomware remains one of the most disruptive and costly cyber threats facing businesses and public sector organizations. In June 2024, a ransomware attack on Synnovis, an NHS laboratory services provider, resulted in £32.7 million in damages – over seven times its annual profits. This incident caused widespread disruption to medical procedures across London hospitals, further...Read More
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
Watan-Judicial sources in Damascus have revealed a sharp increase in complaints submitted to the public prosecution regarding crimes related to sectarianism, incitement, and mobilization through social media platforms. This comes amid discussions about amending the cybercrime law that has been in force for the past three years. The sources, who spoke to Al-Quds Al-Arabi on...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
CAPIZ – Police arrested a woman tagged as the third most wanted person in Maayon town on Sunday night, May 18. The 53-year-old alias “Nor”, a resident of the town’s Barangay East Villaflores, was caught around 6 p.m. by the officers of the Maayon Municipal Police Station (MPS) through the strength of a warrant of...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
SINGAPORE – Five foreigners allegedly implicated in a global cybercrime syndicate have been handed fresh charges, months after they were first hauled to court in September 2024. The five Chinese men are Yan Peijian, 39, Huang Qin Zheng, 36, Liu Yuqi, 33, Chen Yiren, 43, and Sun Jiao, 43. Many of the charges are linked...Read More
Scammers are always coming up with new tricks. Just when you start feeling confident about spotting phishing emails, suspicious links and fake banking apps, they find a new angle. Lately, they have been getting more creative, turning to the built-in features of our phones to pull off their schemes. One of the latest targets is...Read More
In today’s health care landscape, cybersecurity is not only an operational concern — it is quite literally a dealbreaker in corporate transactions. For digital health companies eyeing growth through mergers and acquisitions (M&A), cybersecurity due diligence is now a deal-defining factor. Increasingly, buyers are demanding rigorous proof of HIPAA compliance, a mature cybersecurity program, and...Read More
Logistics business Peter Green Chilled has informed its customers it is suffering a ransomware attack. The Somerset-based company – which offers chilled and frozen warehousing and distribution – told clients last week it had been forced to suspend some operations, meaning orders into Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi were cancelled. In an update over the weekend,...Read More
