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I haven't even had time to close the tab from writing about the TriZetto breach dumping 3.4 million patient records — that one genuinely made me sit back and stare at the wall for a minute — and here we are again. Same sector. Same ransomware-as-a-service playbook. Different corner of the planet. Today, March 12, … Continue reading INC Ransom Torches Australian Healthcare: Five Eyes Speak Up
Alright. So apparently running the world's most prolific state-sponsored hacking operation for two decades wasn't ambitious enough. North Korea's Lazarus Group—the same crew responsible for the Bangladesh Central Bank heist, WannaCry, the Sony hack, and approximately $3 billion in stolen crypto—has now decided to franchise. They're renting ransomware. Specifically Medusa ransomware. And their new preferred … Continue reading Lazarus Goes RaaS: North Korea’s Hackers Now Renting Medusa to Hit U.S. Hospitals
You know what's fun? Being a patient in Mississippi who needs a follow-up appointment for your diabetes management, or your kid's respiratory infection, or your cancer monitoring visit. And showing up to find the clinic is closed. Not because of a snowstorm. Not because of a water main break. Because some ransomware gang encrypted the … Continue reading UMMC Ransomware Shuts All 35 Clinics: Healthcare Just Can’t Learn Its Lesson