NR583NP Week 7 Discussion Board
Identify and define your assigned breach.
Malware is my assigned breach. Malware, or malicious
software, is a type of software that is designed to harm a
computer or computer network. Malware can be used to steal
data, gain unauthorized access to systems, or damage a
computer. Some examples of Malware are Viruses, Worms,
Spyware, and Ransomware.
Describe the type of organization in which the
breach occurred.
The type of organization in which the breach occurred is a
medium sized regional hospital with two small, community
hospitals in the organization.
Identify who was involved.
All three hospitals were involved. The ransomware group Black
Cat was responsible for the cyberattack.
Describe how the breach occurred.
The attack occurred through a phishing email. An email was
sent to an employee by a hacker promoting a Taylor Swift
ticket giveaway. Since this employee was a huge Taylor Swift
fan, she clicked the link and entered the giveaway providing
her personal information which included her work email, work
phone number and work address.
Examine how the threat could impact the
organization. Discuss what consequences the breach
may cause.
The attack disrupted operations and impacted all three
hospitals. Patient demographics, payment data and insurance
records were stolen. Patients struggled to get timely access to
care, and billions of dollars stopped flowing to providers. Data
breaches are associated with substantial financial costs, and
each year, they cost the United States healthcare industry
about $6.5 billion (Basil et. al, 2022)
References
Basil, N. N., Ambe, S., Ekhator, C., & Fonkem, E. (2022). Health
Identify and define your assigned breach.
Malware is my assigned breach. Malware, or malicious
software, is a type of software that is designed to harm a
computer or computer network. Malware can be used to steal
data, gain unauthorized access to systems, or damage a
computer. Some examples of Malware are Viruses, Worms,
Spyware, and Ransomware.
Describe the type of organization in which the
breach occurred.
The type of organization in which the breach occurred is a
medium sized regional hospital with two small, community
hospitals in the organization.
Identify who was involved.
All three hospitals were involved. The ransomware group Black
Cat was responsible for the cyberattack.
Describe how the breach occurred.
The attack occurred through a phishing email. An email was
sent to an employee by a hacker promoting a Taylor Swift
ticket giveaway. Since this employee was a huge Taylor Swift
fan, she clicked the link and entered the giveaway providing
her personal information which included her work email, work
phone number and work address.
Examine how the threat could impact the
organization. Discuss what consequences the breach
may cause.
The attack disrupted operations and impacted all three
hospitals. Patient demographics, payment data and insurance
records were stolen. Patients struggled to get timely access to
care, and billions of dollars stopped flowing to providers. Data
breaches are associated with substantial financial costs, and
each year, they cost the United States healthcare industry
about $6.5 billion (Basil et. al, 2022)
References
Basil, N. N., Ambe, S., Ekhator, C., & Fonkem, E. (2022). Health
