Ascension, a healthcare services provider, disclosed that a ransomware attack affected 5,599,699 individuals’ data in May. The breach was triggered by a deceptive email from a hacker group, leading an employee to download malware. Despite patient data being involved, there’s no evidence of data being stolen from Ascension’s electronic health records and other secure clinical systems.
Hackers Deploy AsyncRAT and SectopRAT Malware Using ScreenConnect on Windows
Cybercriminals are using new techniques such as SEO poisoning, typosquatting, and ScreenConnect, a Remote Monitoring and Management software, to infiltrate systems and compromise data. The