Salted Hash will be running a series this week, but Insiders can read the entire series today. Credit: Getty Images Insider exclusive: Click the link below to download a free PDF of the series. download Allscripts: Ransomware, recovery and frustrated customersCSOThe actors behind SamSam launched an attack against Allscripts in January 2018, leaving the company’s customers without access to the services needed to run their medical practices — some for more than a week.All this week, Salted Hash will be running a series looking at the ransomware attack against Allscripts, and the group responsible for that attack, known commonly as SamSam.The series will be published in four parts, but Insiders can download the entire thing today. Salted Hash spent nearly a month following various threads and talking to security experts, as well as customers of Allscripts affected by the attack.In addition to details about the attack itself, we’ll also dig into the SamSam group, and highlight some very common tactics they use to victimize organizations. If you think antivirus alone will stop SamSam, you’re wrong, and are likely operating in a space that SamSam is only too happy to target. download Allscripts: Ransomware, recovery and frustrated customersCSO Related content news Gwinnett Medical Center investigating possible data breach After being contacted by Salted Hash, Gwinnett Medical Center has confirmed they're investigating a security incident By Steve Ragan Oct 02, 2018 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Hacking news Facebook: 30 million accounts impacted by security flaw (updated) In a blog post, Facebook’s VP of product management Guy Rosen said the attackers exploited a flaw in the website's 'View As' function By Steve Ragan Sep 28, 2018 4 mins Data Breach Security news Scammers pose as CNN's Wolf Blitzer, target security professionals Did they really think this would work? By Steve Ragan Sep 04, 2018 2 mins Phishing Social Engineering Security news Congress pushes MITRE to fix CVE program, suggests regular reviews and stable funding After a year of investigation into the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, the Energy and Commerce Committee has some suggestions as to how it can be improved By Steve Ragan Aug 27, 2018 3 mins Vulnerabilities Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe