Healthcare IT News August 9, 2023
The group – whose ransom note reportedly mimics a customer support ticket – may use a phishing attack to breach health systems’ networks or drop payloads across compromised systems after first deploying Cobalt Strike or other frameworks.
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center released an alert this month warning the healthcare sector about a new ransomware-as-a-service group known as Rhysida and advises all healthcare organizations to take action now to avoid data exfiltration.
Increased interest in healthcare attacks
The Rhysida Group emerged in May on the dark web with a victim support chat portal, according to an Aug. 4 HC3 alert.
A reference to the Rhysida genus of centipede, the group is said to be responsible for...