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This Malware Analysis Report (MAR) is the result of analytic efforts between the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Defense (DoD).

As of June 2020, the FBI has received notifications of Netwalker ransomware attacks on US and foreign government organizations, education entities, private companies, and health agencies by unidentified cyber actors….

After taking its computer system offline Saturday following a malware attack, Samaritan Medical Center is still investigating the incident and continuing to adjust nearly a week later.

Wilmington police were called over the weekend regarding discarded medical files, needles, and other hazardous materials in a dumpster behind the former facility of Southcare Minute Clinic, according to a…

Lifespan Health System Affiliated Covered Entity (Lifespan ACE), a non-profit health system based in Rhode Island, has agreed to pay $1,040,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the…

Metropolitan Community Health Services (Metro), doing business as Agape Health Services, has agreed to pay $25,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and…

A Maryland-based nursing home disclosed that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, exposing personal information of 47,754 residents. Data breach notification: https://www.lorienhealth.com/contact/security-incident

Multiple phishing campaigns have been identified targeting Microsoft Office 365 (O365) users in an attempt to steal login credentials. In one of the campaigns, the phishing email mimics an automated…

More than 274,000 patients from several healthcare providers and payers that use Benefit Recovery Specialists (BRSI) for billing and collections services are being notified that their data was potentially breached…