Attacks on ten Israeli hospitals attributed to Chinese threat actors

On the 17^th of October 2021, the Ministry of Health and the National Cyber Directorate in Israel released a joint announcement details a spike in ransomware attacks over the weekend of the 16^th that has seen by targeting systems of nine health institutes in Israel. The Israeli government have stated that the attempts had resulted in no damage to the hospitals and the medical organizations, due to the quick and decisive response of local Israeli IT teams.

According to local Israel media reports, the attack has been attributed to a Chinese group of threat actors using the ‘DeepBlueMagic’ ransomware strain which is known for disabling security solutions that usually detect and block file encryption attempts, allowing for successful attacks