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New Jersey Hospital Paid Ransomware Gang $670K To Prevent Data Leak University Hospital New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey, paid a $670,000 ransomware demand this month to prevent the publishing of 240 GB of stolen data, including patient info. The attack on the hospital occurred in early September by a ransomware operation known as SunCrypt, who
The Week in Ransomware – October 2nd 2020 – Healthcare Under Attack This week started with a bang as a large hospital chain was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted the healthcare industry. We first learned of this Ryuk Ransomware attack on Universal Health Services (UHS) on Monday morning when doctors, nurses, and employees reported on Reddit
Grindr Fixed A Bug Allowing Full Takeover Of Any User Account Grindr has fixed a security flaw that could have allowed attackers to easily hijack any Grindr account if they knew the user’s email address. Grindr is a social networking platform for gay, bi, trans, and queer people active since its launch in 2009, with roughly 4.5
Google Now Discloses Android vulnerabilities For 3rd-party Devices Google today announced the launch of a new program specifically designed to deal with security vulnerabilities the company finds in third-party Android devices and software serviced by Android OEMs. “Google’s Android Security & Privacy team has launched the Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative (APVI) to manage security issues specific to