Ransomware

US Treasury: Paying Ransomware Gangs Could Violate Regulations

Caleb Barlow provides commentary on The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control warning companies that they could be fined for paying or facilitating ransom payments to cyber-criminal gangs.

Attack on Universal Health Services a cry for change

Caleb Barlow, CEO of CynergisTek provides his expertise in this article regarding the Universal Health Services ransomware attack.

Netwalker, the Powerful New Strain of Ransomware Used Against Equinix

Caleb Barlow discusses the recent ransomware attack on Equinix infrastructure disclosed earlier this month. Equinix stated it has been fully contained, with no customers affected and no data loss.

Lessons from the ransomware death: Prioritize cyber emergency preparedness

Caleb Barlow provides commentary which discusses the recent ransomware attack at Duesseldorf University Clinic (UKD) in Germany that led to the death of a patient.

Tips on Ransomware Defense Strategies

Hackers taking advantage of COVID-19 to spread malware

Hackers have wasted no time figuring out how to exploit the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

NRC Health recovering from ransomware attack

The CyberWire Daily Podcast - Episode 1014

UN agencies in Geneva and Vienna were successfully hacked last summer. In this podcast, Caleb Barlow discusses the business impacts of ransomware on a hospital on the CyberWire Daily Podcast.

Potential Iranian Cyber Attacks

Lawsuit Filed in Wake of Ransomware Attack

Ransomware tops list of healthcare cybersecurity threats in 2019

Caleb Barlow discusses the shift in attacks on healthcare since 2019 and how hackers today are using ransomware attacks more frequently, which have a destructive, "kinetic impact" to them.

The Growing Threat of Ransomware

Health Data Breaches: 3 Lessons Learned

Attackers Demand $14 Million Ransom From IT Services Firm

Latest Ransomware Attacks Show Diversity of Victims

Ransomware Attack Hits Brooklyn Hospital Center; Some Patient Data Unrecoverable

The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York has notified patients of a security incident involving malware that infiltrated some of the organization’s data servers.

Clinics Serving Uninsured Hit by Ransomware

Ransomware attacks on hospitals will worsen if security doesn't improve