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Karma-X's Commitment to Charities Against Ransomware
Karma-X believes it can help charities in the fight against ransomware actors.
A timeline of devastating cyber attacks on hospitals, charities, and nonprofits—and how Karma-X is stepping up to protect those who serve our communities
In the wake of recent ransomware attacks on hospitals and charity organizations, including a significant incident at Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago, the need for robust cybersecurity is clearer than ever. These aren't just statistics—they represent real harm to the most vulnerable members of our society and the organizations dedicated to serving them.
A charity healthcare organization fell victim to REvil ransomware. The attack encrypted crucial data including booking information, financial records, and personal staff data. The attackers demanded payment in Bitcoin.
Impact: Weeks of lost operational dataA humanitarian nonprofit was victim to a sophisticated CEO scam, resulting in the loss of over $1 million transferred to a Hong Kong account. The organization faced the choice of closing or taking personal loans to cover the loss.
Impact: $1M+ stolen, operations threatenedSoftware provider to 13,000+ nonprofits suffered a ransomware attack exposing donor data, Social Security numbers, and financial information. The company paid ransom but didn't initially disclose the full extent.
Impact: 13,000+ organizations affectedA Philadelphia food bank serving hungry families was scammed out of $923,000 through a phishing attack involving fake payment requests for a community kitchen construction project.
Impact: $923K stolen from hunger reliefMedusa ransomware gang demanded $1 million from the school district, threatening to release sensitive student and staff data online after successfully breaching their systems.
Impact: Student/staff privacy threatenedThe Pennsylvania healthcare network refused to pay $5 million to ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group. Over 248,000 people were notified of the breach.
Impact: 248K+ people affectedThe global charity confirmed a cyberattack following ransomware group claims. The attack disrupted operations supporting vulnerable children worldwide.
Impact: Global operations disruptedRhysida ransomware caused widespread disruption, encrypting systems and allegedly stealing sensitive data. Demanded $3.4 million ransom.
Impact: Children's hospital systems downMedusa gang targeted nonprofit providing clean water to the world's poorest, demanding $300,000. Attack occurred shortly after receiving $15M grant from MacKenzie Scott.
Impact: Clean water mission threatenedBlackCat/ALPHV launched what became the worst healthcare ransomware attack of 2024. The company paid $22 million ransom but the gang exit scammed. Total losses topped $2.9 billion.
Impact: 100M+ records, $2.9B in lossesRansomware attack on Catholic health system with 140 hospitals across 19 states. Limited access to electronic health records, delayed lab results, medication errors. Estimated cost: $1.1-1.6 billion.
Impact: 5.6M records, patient care delayedLouisville-based nonprofit healthcare system suffered breach compromising personal information of 2.5 million individuals. ALPHV/BlackCat claimed to have exfiltrated 5TB of data.
Impact: 2.5M people, 5TB data stolenDaixin Team demanded $7 million after allegedly stealing data from 10 million patients. After negotiations, their offer of $173K wasn't enough. Nearly 2.9 million people were notified.
Impact: 2.9M notifications sentDelayed treatments, diverted ambulances, lost medical records
Hospital systems down, sensitive data exposed
Food banks robbed of funds meant for meals
Clean water missions disrupted
School systems compromised, privacy violated
Personal information stolen, trust broken
Karma-X has unique technology, Karma, which provides significant protection against ransomware actors. Focusing on protection first, Karma-X equips organizations with the power to instantly stop ransomware attacks in their tracks, safeguarding essential services.
Stops ransomware before it can encrypt your data
Only alerts on real threats, no alert fatigue
Simple installation for organizations of any size
Built into OS protections like ASLR and DEP
Being a small organization itself, Karma-X understands the unique challenges small organizations face: limited resources. Karma-X therefore offers free licenses of our Karma-X protection product to any charity desperately needing to fortify their defenses against ransomware.
In these challenging times, protecting those who serve our communities is paramount. With Karma-X, charities can focus on their mission, knowing they have a strong ally in the fight against cyber threats.
Whether you're a charity serving your community or an individual wanting to start with basic protection, Karma-X is here to help.
Start with the bare minimum and protect your systems for free today!
From small business to enterprise, Karma-X installs simply and immediately adds peace of mind
Karma-X doesn't interfere with other software, only malware and exploits, due to its unique design.
Whether adversary nation or criminal actors, Karma-X significantly reduces exploitation risk of any organization
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