Ransomware groups are increasingly targeting healthcare institutions through remote access systems, compromising patient data and shutting down facilities. Users of these systems include remote employees, physicians, radiologists, and vendors. Recommendations by patient safety organization, ECRI, include secure configuration of remote systems, auditing logs and traffic from these systems and the creation of incident response plans. Paying a ransom is not advised as it incentivizes more attacks and does not guarantee system recovery.
FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from 4,250 Hacked Computers in Multi-Month Operation
The FBI has deleted PlugX malware from more than 4,250 infected computers as part of a US Department of Justice-approved multi-month operation. PlugX, controlled by
