10-29-2020 , 05:39 PM
https://threatpost.com/hospitals-hit-by-...re/160695/ 2 More Hospitals Hit by Growing Wave of Ransomware Attacks, As Feds Issue Warning
Author:
Tom Spring
October 28, 2020 5:43 pm
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Hospitals in New York and Oregon were targeted on Tuesday by threat actors who crippled systems and forced ambulances with sick patients to be rerouted, in some cases.
UPDATE
Two more hospitals were hit with ransomware attacks this week as a growing number of criminals target healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The troubling trend prompted federal law enforcement and health officials, on Wednesday, to sound the alarm and issue a dire warning of more attacks to come.
On Tuesday, Klamath Falls, Ore.-based Sky Lakes Medical Center’s computer systems were compromised by a ransomware attack. On the same day, New York-based St. Lawrence Health System said computers at three of its hospitals (in Canton-Potsdam, Massena and Gouverneur) were attacked by the ransomware variant Ryuk.
Ransomware attacks have become an all-too-familiar reality for hospitals just as COVID-19 has forced many to spread themselves thin and accelerated the adoption of virtual care. This year, as hospitals have scrambled to save lives, cyberattacks targeting healthcare firms have grown 150 percent, according to a report by C5 Alliance.
Author:
Tom Spring
October 28, 2020 5:43 pm
3:30 minute read
Share this article:
Hospitals in New York and Oregon were targeted on Tuesday by threat actors who crippled systems and forced ambulances with sick patients to be rerouted, in some cases.
UPDATE
Two more hospitals were hit with ransomware attacks this week as a growing number of criminals target healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The troubling trend prompted federal law enforcement and health officials, on Wednesday, to sound the alarm and issue a dire warning of more attacks to come.
On Tuesday, Klamath Falls, Ore.-based Sky Lakes Medical Center’s computer systems were compromised by a ransomware attack. On the same day, New York-based St. Lawrence Health System said computers at three of its hospitals (in Canton-Potsdam, Massena and Gouverneur) were attacked by the ransomware variant Ryuk.
Ransomware attacks have become an all-too-familiar reality for hospitals just as COVID-19 has forced many to spread themselves thin and accelerated the adoption of virtual care. This year, as hospitals have scrambled to save lives, cyberattacks targeting healthcare firms have grown 150 percent, according to a report by C5 Alliance.
