HHS, FBI warn hospitals of LockBit 2.0 ransomware threats

HHS issued an alert Feb. 7 saying the ransomware group LockBit is posing significant cyberthreats to the healthcare industry despite the group’s claims it does not attack healthcare organizations.

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HHS’ alert comes three days after the FBI released a similar alert about LockBit 2.0, stating the group uses techniques such as purchased access, unpatched vulnerabilities, insider access and zero-day exploits.

HHS encouraged healthcare organizations to reduce their attack surface by utilizing the included indicators of compromise in their threat detection programs, using multifactor authentication and strong passwords, establishing a strong data backup program and potentially taking advantage of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s cyber hygiene services.

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