Healthcare

Several cyber-attacks were prevented by Israel’s Health Ministry’s Cyber Security Center over this past weekend, the Health Ministry reported on 17 October.  Some 627 cyberattacks per organization were observed in Israel’s health sector – 72% more th

Last October, the information technology (IT) department at the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVM) began receiving reports of malfunctioning computer systems across its network.  Employees reported they were having trouble logging into busine

In the US, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert on 20 May regarding “Conti,” a highly disruptive ransomware variant.  Cyber-attacks associated with Conti and the previously published Darkside ransomware variant are believed to be

Activity Summary - Week Ending 21 May 2021:

• Analysts identified 1,828 new IP addresses participating in various Botnets
• Red Sky Alliance identified 28,925 connections from new unique IP Addresses
• Our collection show 21 unique email accounts compromi

Activity Summary - Week Ending 6 November 2020:

• Red Sky Alliance observed 60 unique email accounts compromised with Keyloggers
• A University of Albert professor may be Keylogged
• Analysts identified 44,623 connections from new unique IP addresses
• Coll

The FBI has issued an alert reminding the healthcare sector and other industries about the ongoing threat of Kwampirs malware attacks on the supply chain.  Since at least 2016, the FBI says it's observed an advanced persistent threat group conducting

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign that uses fake HIV test results to lure victims into clicking a malicious link.  This underhanded campaign has been detected targeting insurance, healthcare, and pharmaceutical companie

During these current and uncertain times, who can you trust for updated, reliable and virus free information on the Coronavirus?  A safe reliable source is InfraGard.  InfraGard National is an FBI-affiliated nonprofit organization dedicated to streng

RedXray is cyber threat notification service that simplifies monitoring for organizations and supply chains.  This document summarizes threats reported by Wapack Labs’ RedXRay for a national medical diagnostics company with the alias DrummerMed (DM).

Wapack Labs reports weekly on our “Top 5" collections indicators of compromise.  For the past 6 months, analysts have noticed a specific company routinely appearing in our Top 5 victim domains collections.  A large German  pharmaceutical raw material

Wapack Labs has been closely observing ransomware attacks all across the United States, particularly attacks targeting healthcare companies.  On 15 June 2019, Grays Harbor Community Hospital (GHCH) and Harbor Medical Group (HMG), Aberdeen WA, discove

Wapack Labs has been closely monitoring the healthcare system around the United States.  Various kinds of cyber-attacks have been plaguing the healthcare industry for the past several years. Specifically, our analysts have examined New England health

On 29 July 2019, security analysts from Armis, Inc. publicly disclosed 11 newly discovered vulnerabilities affecting the Wind River VxWorks Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) and identified these vulnerabilities as the “URGENT/11.”  Providing services

On 7 June 2019, Park Duvalle Community Health Center, located in Louisville, KY, was hit with a ransomware outbreak that significantly hindered patient care and hospital administration. Park Duvalle is a nonprofit facility providing care for uninsure