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Cyberattack on Alaska Health Department Linked to State-Sponsored Hackers

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Sep

2021

The first signs of a possible cyber breach were detected on May 2 by a “security monitoring firm” that reported its findings to the State Security Office, which in turn notified the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on May 5. FireEye’s Mandiant was brought in to help investigate the incident. The investigation […]

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‘Sophisticated Group’ Behind Alaska Cyberattack, Agency Says

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Aug

2021

Clinton Bennett, a department spokesperson, said a cybersecurity firm the department is working with had identified as responsible for the incident “a highly sophisticated group known to conduct complex cyberattacks against organizations that include state governments and health care entities.” But Bennett, in an email, said the department will not comment on the group’s identity, […]

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Alaska Health Department Website Targeted in Malware Attack

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May

2021

A similar attack previously targeted the state’s court system. The health department in a statement late Tuesday said its website was taken offline Monday while an investigation takes place. The statement did not say when the cyberattack was discovered, and Clinton Bennett, a department spokesperson, by email Wednesday said the department could not release that […]

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