Cencora Pwned In Cyberattack
Cencora, a pharmaceutical solutions provider, has disclosed a cyberattack which resulted in personal information being stolen from its systems. According to a filing with the SEC, breach was identified on Feb. 21 and included data being exfiltrated from its systems. What type of data and who it belongs to has not yet been disclosed.
Darren Williams, CEO and Founder, BlackFog:
“The attack against Cencora highlights the different sections of the healthcare industry which continue to be a massive target for cybercriminals. By targeting providers of access and supply chain efficiencies, there will surely be a ripple effect felt in many places throughout the country. It is also concerning to see that hackers exfiltrated data and even more so that the type of data stolen is not yet disclosed. Once hackers successfully exfiltrate data, there is no stopping them from implementing double and triple extortion attacks, going after not only individual members of the company, but any patients or customers whose data was also stolen. As extortion continues to be the tactic of choice for attackers, the focus must be on preventing data exfiltration in the first place.”
Healthcare is one of those low hanging fruits that threat actors love to go after. What needs to happen is that this sector needs to redouble its efforts to defend against cyberattacks so that they are no longer low hanging fruit for threat actors.
February 28, 2024 at 4:30 pm
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