Feds warn of ‘double extortion’ hackers targeting healthcare

Becker's Healthcare October 8, 2024
Giles Bruce

Federal authorities are warning of a new ransomware gang that has already claimed at least one healthcare victim in the U.S.

Trinity ransomware, which was first detected around May, uses tactics such as phishing emails, malicious websites and software vulnerabilities to hack organizations then employs “double extortion,” according to an Oct. 4 notice from HHS’ Office of Information Security and Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center.

“This involves exfiltrating sensitive data from victims before encrypting it, and then threatening to publish the data if the ransom is not paid,” the notice stated. “This is a tactic increasingly seen across newer ransomware strains targeting critical...

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