KillNet, Clop + more ransomware groups targeting healthcare organizations

Becker's Healthcare February 17, 2023
Naomi Diaz

HHS, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the FBI have urged healthcare organizations to take certain actions to protect their systems from hacker groups that have been known to create cyberespionage campaigns aimed at stealing data from hospitals and health systems.

Below are some of the cybergroups posing a threat to healthcare organizations:

• CISA stated that North Korean state-sponsored ransomware groups are targeting South Korean and U.S. healthcare organizations with Maui and H0lyGh0st ransomware as a way to raise revenue for the North Korean government.
• The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned the healthcare sector about the Russian-backed hacktivist group KillNet, which is known for attacking and targeting the U.S. healthcare industry. The group recently claimed responsibility for...

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