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US government says North Korean hackers are targeting American healthcare organizations with ransomware

July 6, 2022August 10, 2022 Carly Page 238 ViewsCISA, crimes, cyberattacks, cybercrime, encryption, Federal Bureau of Investigation, healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, Mandiant, medical imaging, North Korea, ransomware, security, Stairwell, U.S. government, United States 3 min read

The FBI, CISA and the U.S. Treasury Department are warning that North Korean state-sponsored hackers are using ransomware to target healthcare and public health sector organizations across the United States. In a joint advisory published Wednesday, the U.S. government agencies said they had observed North Korean-backed hackers deploying Maui ransomware since at least May 2021 […]

A hacked Kaiser Permanente employee’s emails led to breach of 70,000 patient records

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A hacked Kaiser Permanente employee’s emails led to breach of 70,000 patient records

June 14, 2022August 10, 2022 Carly Page 257 Viewsarticles, computer security, cryptography, data breach, data security, healthcare, healthcare startup, Kaiser, Kaiser Permanente, phishing, security breaches, United States, washington 1 min read

Kaiser Permanente, the largest nonprofit health plan provider in the United States, has disclosed a data breach that exposed the sensitive health information of almost 70,000 patients. In a notice to patients on June 3, Kaiser revealed that someone gained access to an employee’s emails at the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington on April […]