dwell-time
Safeguard articles tagged "dwell-time" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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NYC Health + Hospitals Vendor Breach: 1.8 Million Records, Including Biometrics, Exposed (May 2026)
A months-long intrusion through a third-party vendor exposed medical records, government IDs, geolocation, and fingerprint and palm-print biometrics for at least 1.8 million people at the largest U.S. public health system. We unpack the dwell time and the third-party blast radius.
Kettering Health Interlock Ransomware: A 14-Hospital System Goes Dark
On May 20, 2025, Interlock ransomware encrypted Kettering Health across 14 Ohio hospitals. The actor sat in the network for 41 days before encryption. We unpack the dwell time and the recovery.
Panasonic Data Breach: Four Months of Undetected Network Access
Panasonic disclosed a data breach in November 2021, revealing that attackers had maintained access to its network for over four months before detection — highlighting the persistent challenge of dwell time.