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Ransomware Hits Alaskan Medical Records Facility

Kayla Elliott / July 25, 2018

But That’s Not All… In April, ransomware infiltrated the servers of Golden Heart Administrative Professionals (GHAP), a medical billing, and bookkeeping facility located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The incident was reported to impact approximately 500 of GHAP’s clients, exposing approximately 44,600 patient files. Although there is no evidence the information breached has been used maliciously, GHAP reported […]

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Major American Medical Facility, LabCorp, Riddled with Ransomware

Kayla Elliott / July 23, 2018

LabCorp Suffers From Cyber Attack A suspected ransomware attack hit America’s medical lab facility, LabCorp, the weekend of July 14, 2018. Suspicious activity was detected on the company’s diagnostic systems. The ransomware variant has been disclosed as SamSam. This is the same variant that took down the City of Atlanta and Colorado’s Department of Transportation.

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Missouri Regional Medical Facility Diverts Patients Elsewhere, Post Ransomware Attack

Kayla Elliott / July 11, 2018

Missouri’s Cass Regional Medical Facility Falls Victim to Cyber Attack Cass Regional Medical Center, located in Kansas City, Missouri was infected with ransomware on July 9, 2018. Health IT Security reported the organization responded with their emergency response efforts within 30 minutes of suspected infiltration. The facility’s IT department is continuing work to restore the

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