North Korean Government hackers target Health Services with Ransomware, US agencies warn

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The United States government warned on July 6, that North Korean government-backed hackers have targeted several health organizations with ransomware in the past year. In its joint advisory, the FBI, the Treasury Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said that the hackers have used ransomware called Maui to infect U.S. hospitals and other health services since May 2021. Ransomware is a type of malicious code hackers use to encrypt computer networks and lock computer files.

“North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors used Maui ransomware in these incidents to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services — including electronic health records services, diagnostics services, and imaging services”. According to the US, the hackers disrupted health services for “prolonged periods.”

Source Agency (The Daily News Brief)

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Alert Type

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Incident Type

Public Safety Alert

Incident Occurred

July 6, 2022

Alert Posted

July 9, 2022

Location

Nationwide

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