Healthcare Innovation August 23, 2024
Pietje Kobus

HHS and the AHA caution the healthcare field of Russian ransomware group Everest, which utilizes compromised user accounts and remote access tools to gain access to systems

This week, the Department of Health and Human Services Health (HHS) Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released an alert on Everest, a ransomware-as-a-service group that is increasingly targeting the healthcare field. Compromised user accounts and remote access tools are a known way for the group to gain access to systems.

The threat alert stated that Everest has been active since 2020 and claimed responsibility for a recent incident impacting a surgical facility...

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