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Cyberattack Impacts PA Hospitals Cyberattack Impacts PA Hospitals
Cyberattack Impacts PA Hospitals Hospitals across multiple states including some in Pennsylvania have been impacted by a cyberattack on health-care provider Prospect Medical Holdings. The incident happened Thursday, Aug. 3, at the California-based company which has facilities in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Texas, according to USA Today. The ransomware attack had Delaware County-based Crozer Health's systems offline, Crozer spokeswoman Lori Bookbinder tells Daily Voice. The attack impacted all of Crozer's sites (click here for a complete list). "We have experienced a ransomware attack that i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Cases Spike In Maryland, Omicron Presents New Threat COVID-19: Cases Spike In Maryland, Omicron Presents New Threat
Covid-19: Cases Spike In Maryland, Omicron Presents New Threat Maryland's health department reported a spike in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state. As of Dec. 20, the Maryland Department of Health reported that “top-line” COVID-19 data was restored and it showed that an additional 28,541 cases have been confirmed since Dec. 3, the last day of full reporting before a cyberattack was discovered that disrupted operations.  The website also showed the seven-day average for the testing positivity rate had jumped from 5.4% on Dec. 3, to 10.2% on Dec. 20. Not all of Maryland's COVID-19 data has been restored however, the state still doe…

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by Joe Gomez
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AAA: Memorial Day Weekend Gas Prices Will Be Highest They've Been In Years AAA: Memorial Day Weekend Gas Prices Will Be Highest They've Been In Years
AAA: Memorial Day Weekend Gas Prices Will Be Highest They've Been In Years With millions of Americans set to hit the road for the Memorial Day holiday, prices are peaking at the pump. Drivers are set to pay the highest prices in seven years, according to AAA, following a gas shortage that impacted the East Coast when the Colonial Pipeline was temporarily shut down due to a cyberattack. Nationally, the average price of gas as of Wednesday, May 26 hit $3.04 per gallon, down one cent from a week ago, but up from $2.89 a month ago. A year earlier, the average price was $1.96 per gallon. According to AAA, the national average has stabilized following the Colonial Pip…

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by Zak Failla
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Ruthless But Reliable? Ransom Group Tied To Colonial Pipeline Hack Says They're Not Bad Guys Ruthless But Reliable? Ransom Group Tied To Colonial Pipeline Hack Says They're Not Bad Guys
Ruthless But Reliable? Ransom Group Tied To Colonial Pipeline Hack Says They're Not Bad Guys Darknet cyberhackers whose ransomware forced the shutdown of a 5,500-mile pipeline between New Jersey and Texas said Monday that they’re in it for the money and not to disrupt society. DarkSide, which popped up last summer, has presented itself as a band of online Robin Hoods who sell the tools to extort businesses and organizations to cyber-burglars and then donate a portion of their take to charitable organizations. It remained unclear exactly who targeted the Colonial Pipeline on Friday, jamming an estimate 2.5 million daily barrels of jet fuel, gasoline and other refined product deliver…

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by Jerry DeMarco