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HHS alerts health care sector to ransomware, data extortion gang

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued advice for healthcare firms to guard against a new cyber threat, 8Base, which focuses on data extortion rather than encryption. Recommendations include regular system updates, educating employees to identify and report phishing emails, and ensuring protected health information is encrypted.

Source: www.aha.org –

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