Medical Economics February 23, 2023
Claims about an attack this month are unconfirmed, but highlight vulnerabilities in computer networks and software.
Federal regulators are sounding the alarm to be aware of a Russia-linked ransomware group known as Clop.
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Feb. 22 sector alert warning about Clop. The group reportedly claimed responsibility for a mass attack on more than 130 entities earlier this month.
HC3 mentioned an exchange in which Clop claimed it breached 130 organizations, to online technology news website BleepingComputer.com. Clop allegedly used a “zero-day” security vulnerability in secure file transfer software called GoAnywhere MFT, according to BleepingComputer’s report.
Clop “allegedly stole personal information...
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