Tag: healthcare
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Over 61K compromised in Alabama hospital hack
Tags: healthcareFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/over-61k-compromised-in-alabama-hospital-hack
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ISMG Editors: Russian Cybercrime Syndicates Under Siege
Also: U.S. Healthcare Cyber Bill, Insights from ISMG’s Canada Summit. In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed recent international law enforcement efforts against Russian cybercrime organizations, the latest U.S. cybersecurity bill aimed at protecting the healthcare sector and key takeaways from ISMG’s Canada Summit. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ismg-editors-russian-cybercrime-syndicates-under-siege-a-26448
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Two-thirds of healthcare organizations hit by ransomware in past year: survey
Nearly 40% of healthcare organizations reported it took more than a month to recover after an attack, according to the survey by cybersecurity firm Sophos. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/healthcare-ransomware-attacks-spike/728689/
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Data Breaches for the Month September 2024
This month brought a series of significant data breaches, once again highlighting the importance of cybersecurity. From tech leaders to healthcare organizations, several industries faced major security incidents that exposed… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/data-breaches-for-the-month-september-2024/
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Microsoft Alert: New INC Ransomware Targets US Healthcare
As per a recent Microsoft alert, a threat actor with malicious financial motives has been observed leveraging a new INC ransomware strain to target the health sector in the United States (US). In this article, we’ll dive into the details and determine who the threat actor is and how such attacks are carried out. Let’s……
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Cyberangriff auf ein Krankenhaus in Texas, USA
2 West Texas healthcare systems impacted by IT outage, 1 confirmed ransomware attack First seen on eu.lubbockonline.com Jump to article: eu.lubbockonline.com/story/news/healthcare/2024/10/01/ransomware-attack-it-outage-reaches-day-6-in-west-texas-hospitals-umc-texas-tech-hsc-lubbock/75470046007/
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UMC Health System diverted patients following a ransomware attack
US healthcare provider UMC Health System had to divert patients due to a network outage caused by a ransomware attack. On September 27, 2024, US healthcare provider UMC Health System announced an investigation into an IT outage across its network. UMC diverted patients for several days after taking IT systems offline following a ransomware attack.…
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Ransomware attack forces UMC Health System to divert some patients
Texas healthcare provider UMC Health System was forced to divert some patients to other locations after a ransomware attack impacted its operations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-attack-forces-umc-health-system-to-divert-some-patients/
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Ransomware forces hospital to turn away ambulances
Only level-one trauma unit in 400 miles crippled First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/09/30/texan_hospital_ransomware/
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Texas Hospital Diverting Ambulances in Wake of Attack
Nearby College’s Health Sciences Center Is Also Experiencing an IT Outage. University Medical Center, a Lubbock, Texas-based public health system that includes a level-one trauma center and a children’s hospital, is diverting ambulances and working to restore an IT outage affecting some patient services in the wake of a ransomware attack late last week. First…
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Crucial Texas hospital system turning ambulances away after ransomware attack
First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/crucial-hospital-texas-ransomware-attackc
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Cyberangriff auf das Gesundheitsministerium in Kuwait
Kuwait Health Ministry restoring systems after cyberattack takes down hospitals, healthcare app First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/kuwait-ministry-restoring-systems-cyberattack
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Security Update: Healthcare Vertical a Top Ransomware Target, Data on the Dark Web Opens Door to Cyberattacks
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/feature/security-update-healthcare-vertical-a-top-ransomware-target-data-on-the-dark-web-opens-door-to-cyberattacks
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A cyberattack on Kuwait Health Ministry impacted hospitals in the country
The Kuwait Health Ministry is recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted systems at multiple hospitals and disabled the Sahel healthcare app. Kuwait’s Health Ministry was the victim of a cyberattack that took systems at several of the country’s hospitals offline. The cyber attack also impacted the Ministry of Health website, which is still offline, and…
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Minimum Healthcare Cyber Standards Called by New Legislation
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/minimum-healthcare-cyber-standards-called-by-new-legislation
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MSSP Healthcare Vertical Market a Top Target for Ransomware, SonicWall Reports
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/mssp-healthcare-vertical-market-a-top-target-for-ransomware-sonicwall-reports
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Healthcare Cyber Bill Calls for ‘Corporate Accountability’
Senate Bill Would Mean Cyber Funding for Hospitals, Prison Time for Lying CEOs. Two U.S. senators are proposing stricter cyber mandates for the healthcare sector. The bill provides funding to help hospitals adopt enhanced requirements, but lifts HIPAA enforcement fine caps and threatens executives with prison time for falsely attesting their organizations’ compliance in audits.…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST Program Probes AI Cyber and Privacy Risks, as U.S. Gov’t Tackles Automotive IoT Threat from Russia, China
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, china, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, corporate, csf, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, framework, governance, government, guide, Hardware, healthcare, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, microsoft, network, nist, privacy, programming, resilience, risk, russia, sbom, security-incident, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, wifi, zero-trustA new NIST program will revise security frameworks like NIST’s CSF as AI risks intensify. Plus, the U.S. may ban cars with Russian and Chinese IoT components. Meanwhile, the CSA adds AI insights to its zero trust guide. And get the latest on cybersecurity budgets, SBOMs and the Ghost cybercrime platform! Dive into six things…
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Kuwait Health Ministry restoring systems after cyberattack takes down hospitals, healthcare app
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Senate bill pushes cyber mandates for medical industry in wake of Change Healthcare debacle
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‘Vanilla Tempest’ Now Using INC Ransomware in Health Sector
Microsoft: Ransomware-as-a-Service Group Keeps Shifting Malware to Avoid Detection. Threat actors tracked as Vanilla Tempest – and also known as Vice Society – appear to be changing up the ransomware they use to attack on U.S. healthcare organizations. Likely in a move to avoid detection, the ransomware-as-a-service group has shifted to INC Ransom malware, according…
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Attacks Drop in Nearly All Sectors But Healthcare
Survey Finds 37% of Providers Take Over a Month to Recover From Ransomware. Ransomware attacks are declining across many sectors – but not in healthcare, where an ongoing surge is reaching a four-year high in incidents, according to new research from security firm Sophos, which surveyed 5,000 IT leaders across 15 sectors and 14 countries…
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New MIT protocol protects sensitive data during cloud-based computation
Deep-learning models have found applications across various industries, from healthcare diagnostics to financial forecasting. However, their high computational demands often … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/09/26/mit-security-protocol-cloud-based-computation/
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Microsoft Warns Of Vanilla Tempest Hackers Attacking Healthcare Sector
Tags: attack, cyber, data, exploit, hacker, healthcare, malware, microsoft, ransom, ransomware, threat, vulnerabilityMicrosoft has identified a new attack vector employed by the financially motivated threat actor Vanilla Tempest. This actor has been observed leveraging the INC ransomware to target healthcare organizations within the United States. Specifically, Vanilla Tempest is exploiting vulnerabilities in healthcare systems to deploy INC ransomware. This malware encrypts sensitive data and demands a ransom…
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Choosing the Best Data Anonymization Tools: A Guide for Secure DevOps
When handling sensitive data in today’s regulatory landscape, especially in industries like finance, healthcare, and telecommunications, selecting the right data anonymization tool is crucial. Whether you’re working on development, testing, or analytics, it’s essential to ensure that your data remains secure while still being useful. But with so many options available, how do you choose……
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Researcher Says Healthcare Facility’s Doors Hackable for Over a Year
A researcher analyzing building access control vulnerabilities says a US healthcare facility has yet to patch security holes one year after being notified. The post Researcher Says Healthcare Facility’s Doors Hackable for Over a Year appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/researcher-says-healthcare-facilitys-doors-hackable-for-over-a-year/
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SophosStudie Vier-Jahres-Hoch im Gesundheitswesen
Sophos veröffentlicht die Ergebnisse des Reports ‘The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2024″. Die Studie zeigt, dass international die Zahl der Ransomware-Angriffe auf Organisationen im Gesundheitswesen seit 2021 ein Vier-Jahres-Hoch erreicht hat. Von den befragten Organisationen waren 67 Prozent im vergangenen Jahr von Ransomware-Angriffen betroffen. Im Jahr 2023 lag diese Zahl noch bei 60 Prozent.…
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Healthcare cyberattacks around the world spike
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/healthcare-cyberattacks-around-the-world-spike
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14 Million Patients Impacted by US Healthcare Data Breaches in 2024
SonicWall found that data breaches caused by malware attacks on US healthcare organizations have affected 14 million people so far in 2024 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/patients-us-healthcare-data/