North Korean hackers use ransomware to attack healthcare providers

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

State-sponsored North Korean hackers have been using ransomware to target America’s healthcare providers since May 2021.

The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of the Treasury have issued a joint advisory warning healthcare organizations about the threat.

‘The North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors likely assume healthcare organizations are willing to pay ransoms because these organizations provide services that are critical to human life and health,’ they said.

According to the advisory, ransomware called Maui has been used to encrypt healthcare organizations’ computers and then demand payment from the victims to get their networks unlocked.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/north-korean-hackers-use-ransomware-to-attack-healthcare-providers/ar-AAZj0PH

Probably with blessings of the GOP.

[MagickMuffin]

1. I wonder if they are the group that targeted my anesthesiologist

I got a letter yesterday about hackers targeting their accounts.


One reason I don't like this online medical portals. Too much sensitive information that can be accessed no matter how secure they tell you it is.