Tag: healthcare
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Robinhood Ransomware Operator Arrested for Attacks on Government and Private Networks
Tags: attack, computer, cyber, fraud, government, healthcare, international, iran, network, ransomwareOn May 27, 2025, Iranian national Sina Gholinejad, 37, pleaded guilty in a North Carolina federal court to charges of computer fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, admitting his central role in the international Robbinhood ransomware campaign that targeted U.S. cities, corporations, and healthcare organizations. The attacks, spanning from January 2019 to March 2024,…
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Protecting Biomedical Devices in the Large Healthcare Enterprise
Discover how Claroty and ColorTokens secure IoMT and prevent lateral movement in healthcare networks with agentless microsegmentation and visibility. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/protecting-biomedical-devices-in-the-large-healthcare-enterprise/
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Russian hospital programmer gets 14 years for leaking soldier data to Ukraine
A Russian court sentenced a former hospital programmer to 14 years in a high-security penal colony for allegedly leaking personal data of Russian soldiers to Ukraine, authorities said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-programmer-gets-14-years-for-leaking-info-to-ukraine
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APT36 and Sidecopy Hackers Target India’s Critical Infrastructure with Malware Attacks
Tags: attack, cyber, defense, government, group, hacker, healthcare, india, infrastructure, malware, threatSeqrite Labs, India’s largest malware analysis facility, has uncovered a sophisticated campaign dubbed Operation Sindoor, orchestrated by Pakistan-aligned threat groups APT36 and Sidecopy. Launched on May 7, 2025, this state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activity, combined with coordinated hacktivist operations, targeted India’s critical sectors, including defense, government IT infrastructure, healthcare, telecom, and education. Operation Sindoor…
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Feel Relieved by Perfecting Your NHI Tactics
Is Your Cybersecurity Strategy Ready for Non-Human Identities? Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management have emerged as crucial components of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. These powerful tools, once adequately managed, can significantly decrease the risk of security breaches and data leaks. Professionals in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, travel, DevOps, and SOC teams,……
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How Free Are Your NHIs from Cyber Threats?
How Secure Are Your Non-Human Identities From Cyber Threats? Are you confident that your non-human identities (NHIs) are free from cyber threats? If your initial reaction is uncertainty or hesitation, don’t worry, you are not alone. Many organizations face challenges in securing their NHIs, regardless of the industry they belong to, including healthcare, financial services,……
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AI in Healthcare: Top Privacy, Cyber, Regulatory Concerns
Emerging artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies being applied in the health and wellness space that are not necessarily covered by HIPAA but instead fall under a variety of tough new state privacy laws that are being enacted, said attorney Lily Li of Metaverse Law. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/ai-in-healthcare-top-privacy-cyber-regulatory-concerns-i-5477
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A handy list of risk questions every healthcare CISO should ask potential suppliers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/a-handy-list-of-risk-questions-every-healthcare-ciso-should-ask-potential-suppliers
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Critical infrastructure under attack: Flaws becoming weapon of choice
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, china, citrix, communications, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, dark-web, data-breach, defense, exploit, flaw, fortinet, government, group, hacker, healthcare, ibm, identity, incident, infrastructure, intelligence, iran, kev, login, mfa, monitoring, moveIT, network, ransomware, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayTrade in exploit code: IBM’s X-Force found four of the 10 most mentioned common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) on the dark web were linked to sophisticated threat actor groups, including nation-state intelligence agencies.”Exploit codes for these CVEs were openly traded on numerous forums, fueling a growing market for attacks against power grids, health networks, and…
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A handy list of risk questions every healthcare CISO should ask potential suppliers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/a-handy-list-of-risk-questions-every-healthcare-ciso-should-ask-potential-suppliers
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Kettering Health hit by system-wide outage after ransomware attack
Kettering Health, a healthcare network that operates 14 medical centers in Ohio, was forced to cancel inpatient and outpatient procedures following a cyberattack that caused a system-wide technology outage. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kettering-health-hit-by-system-wide-outage-after-ransomware-attack/
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Kettering Health Experiences System-Wide Outage Due to Ransomware Attack
Kettering Health, a major healthcare provider, has been hit by what appears to be a ransomware attack causing a system-wide technology outage that has severely limited access to critical patient care systems. The attack, which began early Tuesday, May 20, has forced the organization to cancel all elective procedures and has impacted their call center…
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Free to Choose the Right Security for Your Cloud
Is Choosing Cloud Security a Complex Task? From financial services and healthcare to DevOps and SOC teams, businesses across sectors are grappling with the complexity of managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs). NHIs, essentially machine identities, are a critical component of an organization’s cybersecurity. They play a pivotal role in reducing threats by securing both the machine……
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Breaches at Serviceaide, Nationwide Recovery Services expose medical info of more than 500,000 people
Hospitals tied to the two companies announced breaches over the last week involving Social Security numbers, financial information and sensitive health insurance data. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/breaches-serviceaide-nationwide-medical-info
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Debt Collector Hack Affects Long List of Clients, Patients
Healthcare Providers Are Among Nationwide Recovery Service Data Breach Victims. A 2024 hacking incident at a debt collection firm has affected a growing list of clients and at least hundreds of thousands of individuals so far, including 210,000 patients of Harbin Clinic in Georgia and nearly 90,000 patients of Texas-based Vitruvian Health, also known as…
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Fake clinics used in healthcare phishing scam
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/fake-clinics-used-in-healthcare-phishing-scam
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Healthcare Sector Faces Growing Cyber Threats Amid Expanding Attack Surface
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/healthcare-sector-faces-growing-cyber-threats-amid-expanding-attack-surface
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Healthcare cyber incidents surged last year, report finds
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/healthcare-cyber-incidents-surged-last-year-report-finds
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Health Care Data Breach Costs BreachForums Admin $700,000 Fine
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the 22-year-old former administrator of cybercrime forum Breachforums, will forfeit approximately $700,000 to settle a civil lawsuit stemming from a healthcare data breach. The settlement marks a rare instance where a cybercriminal’s assets will directly compensate victims of a data breach. Fitzpatrick, known online as >>Pompompurin,
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Cyberangriff auf eine Klinik in Russland
Russian hospital faces multi-day shutdown as pro-Ukraine group claims cyberattack First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-hospital-shutdown-lecardo
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Agentic AI Tech Firm Says Health Data Leak Affects 483,000
Serviceaide Incident Exposed Patient Data of Catholic Health, a NY-Based Client. Serviceaide, a provider of agentic AI-based IT management and workflow software, reported to regulators that an inadvertent exposure of data on the web has affected more than 483,000 patients of client Catholic Health, a network of six hospitals and dozens of other facilities in…
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Human Rights Group’s Complaint Forms Exposed on Internet
Australian Human Rights Commission Detected Leak of 670 Online Forms After a Month. The Australian Human Rights Commission said unprotected online complaint forms exposed the personal, healthcare and demographic information of Australians to the public internet for over a month. The data leak exposed 670 complaints and nominations online. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Russian hospital faces multi-day shutdown as pro-Ukraine group claims cyberattack
Authorities in the republic of Chuvashia confirmed attackers targeted software used to manage patient records and medical histories. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-hospital-shutdown-lecardo
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Russian hospital faces multi-day shutdown as pro-Ukraine group claims cyberattack
Authorities in the republic of Chuvashia confirmed attackers targeted software used to manage patient records and medical histories. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-hospital-shutdown-lecardo
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Prescription for disaster: Sensitive patient data leaked in Ascension breach
Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare companies in the United States, has confirmed that the personal data of some 437,329 patients has been exposed following an attack by cybercriminals. First seen on fortra.com Jump to article: www.fortra.com/blog/prescription-disaster-sensitive-patient-data-leaked-ascension-hack
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Healthcare Cyber-Attacks Intensify, Sector Now Prime Target
New data from Darktrace showed that cyber-attacks targeting healthcare organizations increased in intensity in 2024 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/healthcare-cyber-attacks-intensify/
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Building Confidence in Your Cybersecurity Strategy
Why is a Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy Essential? A robust cybersecurity strategy is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Whether it is financial services, healthcare, or travel, organizations are making significant shifts to the digital domain. It has become critical to safeguard sensitive data from threats and risks. But how can businesses build confidence in……
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Netgain Technology Pays $1.9M in Data Breach Settlement
Financially Strapped Cloud Services Firm Settles Suit From 2020 Patient Data Hack. A financially strapped cloud services vendor that experienced a 2020 ransomware attack affecting dozens of healthcare sector clients and hundreds of thousands of patients has agreed to a $1.9 million settlement in proposed class action litigation involving the data theft case. First seen…
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Interlock Ransomware Targeting Defense Contractors and Supply Chain Networks
The Interlock Ransomware group has emerged as a significant adversary targeting defense contractors and their intricate supply chain networks. First identified in September 2024, Interlock has rapidly shifted from opportunistic attacks across sectors like healthcare and technology to highly targeted assaults on the defense industrial base. A recent attack on National Defense Corporation (NDC) and…
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Endemic Ransomware Prompts NHS to Demand Supplier Action on Cybersecurity
The voluntary cybersecurity charter asks NHS suppliers to commit to eight cybersecurity pledges, amid rising attacks on healthcare First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/endemic-ransomware-nhs-supplier/