MedCity News June 20, 2023
Katie Adams

HC3 recently warned healthcare providers about a “relatively unknown” ransomware gang named TimisoaraHackerTeam. The group leverages legitimate software tools like Microsoft’s BitLocker and Jetico’s BestCrypt to deliver its malware.

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3), which was created by the Department of Health and Human Services, recently warned healthcare providers about a “relatively unknown” ransomware gang that is beginning to attack organizations in the healthcare sector.

HC3 issued an alert on a cybercriminal group called TimisoaraHackerTeam (THT). The group was discovered in July 2018 but has remained pretty incognito since then, the alert said.

THT’s origin seems to be from Romania — it is named after a Romanian town and its source code looks like it was created by...

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