Security pros believe the incident may be a “smash and grab” attack, where the threat actors go in, grab what data they can find, then try to sell it on the dark web.
Security pros say the industry can expect to see this bug exploited soon, so patch, monitor and conduct other measures, like browser isolation and sandboxing.
Large Catholic nonprofit hired Mandiant to investigate what’s now an unspecified cybersecurity incident that has reportedly forced hospitals in at least Maryland, Michigan, Kansas, and Wisconsin to shut down its systems.