Tag: healthcare
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BERT Ransomware Can Force Shutdown of ESXi Virtual Machines to Hinder Recovery
A newly identified ransomware group, BERT, tracked by Trend Micro as Water Pombero, has emerged as a significant threat to organizations across Asia, Europe, and the US. First observed in April, BERT targets critical sectors such as healthcare, technology, and event services, employing a dual-platform approach to infect both Windows and Linux systems. Threat Targeting…
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NHS trust accused of ‘at best cavalier, at worst deceitful’ behaviour after deleting emails
A London hospital trust faces allegations it withheld key evidence from a tribunal hearing after one of its directors attempted to destroy more than 90,000 emails First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627212/NHS-trust-accused-of-at-best-cavalier-at-worst-deceitful-behaviour-after-deleting-emails
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New Bert Ransomware Group Strikes Globally with Multiple Variants
Trend Micro has observed the Bert ransomware group in operation since April 2025, with confirmed victims in sectors including healthcare, technology and event services First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bert-ransomware-globally-multiple/
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Beware of Bert: New ransomware group targets healthcare, tech firms
Organizations on multiple continents, particularly in the health and tech sectors, have been breached by a ransomware group calling itself Bert, according to researchers at Trend Micro. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/bert-ransomware-identified
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Qantas attack reveals one phone call is all it takes to crack cybersecurity’s weakest link: humans
Tags: access, attack, breach, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, finance, healthcare, phone, riskOther sectors also at risk from attacks, including healthcare, finance and telecommunications, expert warns<ul><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>breaking news email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>All it can take is a phone call. That’s what <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/02/qantas-confirms-cyber-attack-exposes-records-of-up-to-6-million-customers”>Qantas learned this week when the personal information of up to 6 million customers was stolen by cybercriminals…
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Medow Health AI debuts AI scribe tool in Singapore
The Australian health technology company has launched its AI-powered scribe platform in Singapore to help healthcare professionals automatically capture and structure clinical notes, reports and referral letters First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627058/Medow-Health-AI-debuts-AI-scribe-tool-in-Singapore
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Healthcare CISOs must secure more than what’s regulated
In this Help Net Security interview, Henry Jiang, CISO at Ensora Health, discusses what it really takes to make DevSecOps work in healthcare. He explains how balancing speed … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/03/henry-jiang-ensora-health-healthcare-devsecops-strategy/
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Feds Identify $14.6 Billion in Healthcare Fraud in Takedown
New Multi-Agency ‘Fusion Center’ Using AI, Other Tech Will Improve Investigations. The Department of Justice in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies said it has identified $14.6 billion in a wide range of healthcare fraud in 2025. The feds say a new fusion center using AI and other technologies…
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Cloud shift gains ground in healthcare security
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cloud-shift-gains-ground-in-healthcare-security
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Feds: $14.6 Billion in Healthcare Fraud Busted in Takedown
New Multi-Agency ‘Fusion Center’ Using AI, Other Tech Will Improve Investigations. The Department of Justice in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies said it has busted $14.6 billion in a wide range of healthcare fraud in 2025. The feds say a new fusion center using AI and other technologies…
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Esse Health data breach impacted 263,000 individuals
A cyberattack on healthcare provider Esse Health in April 2025 exposed data of 263K+ patients, including SSNs and medical info. In April 2025, Missouri-based healthcare provider Esse Health suffered a cyberattack that disrupted its systems and led to the theft of personal data from over hundreds of thousands individuals. Esse Health is an independent physician…
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DOJ Charges 324 in Sprawling $14.6 Billion Healthcare Fraud Scams
The DOJ and other U.S. agencies has charged 324 people, including medical professionals and pharmacists, in connection with a series of investigations into health care fraud, with one investigation dubbed Operation Gold Rush involving $10.6 billion in fraud, the largest such case in history. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/doj-charges-324-in-sprawling-14-6-billion-healthcare-fraud-scams/
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Esse Health says recent data breach affects over 263,000 patients
Esse Health, a healthcare provider based in St. Louis, Missouri, is notifying over 263,000 patients that their personal and health information was stolen in an April cyberattack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/esse-health-says-recent-data-breach-affects-over-263-000-patients/
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Improving NHIs Management in Your Organization
Is Your Organization Harnessing the Full Power of Non-Human Identities? The increasing reliance on automation and cloud computing in industries such as healthcare, financial services, and travel, has led to a surge in Non-Human Identities (NHIs). Deployed effectively, these machine identities can significantly streamline operations. However, their management presents a new layer of complexity in……
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FBI: Healthcare fraud facilitated by insurer impersonation
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/fbi-healthcare-fraud-facilitated-by-insurer-impersonation
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Another Billing Software Vendor Hacked by Ransomware
Horizon Healthcare RCM Hints at Paying Ransom in Data Theft Incident. Horizon Healthcare RCM is the latest revenue cycle management software vendor to report a health data breach involving ransomware and data theft. The firm’s breach notification statement suggests that the company paid a ransom to prevent the disclosure of its stolen information. First seen…
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Data breach at healthcare services firm Episource affects 5.4M
The incident, one of the largest breaches reported to federal regulators this year, came after a cybercriminal accessed data on the company’s computer systems over the winter. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/episource-healthcare-data-breach-impacts-5-4-million/751960/
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How 2 Ransomware Attacks on 2 Hospitals Led to 2 Deaths in Europe
Two deadly Ransomware Attacks on European hospitals show cybercrime now risks lives not just data with patients dying after treatment delays. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/how-ransomware-attacks-hospitals-2-deaths-in-europe/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.S. Gov’t Urges Adoption of Memory-Safe Languages and Warns About Iran Cyber Threat
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, cisa, computer, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, google, governance, government, group, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, iran, login, mfa, military, mitigation, mitre, network, nist, passkey, password, programming, ransomware, risk, rust, service, software, strategy, tactics, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, warfareCheck out the U.S. government’s latest call for developers to use memory-safe programming languages, as well as its warning for cybersecurity teams regarding cyber risk from hackers tied to Iran. Plus, get the latest on ransomware trends, the quantum computing cyber threat and more! Dive into five things that are top of mind for the…
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Nationwide Recovery Service Hack Grows to 500,000 Victims
Debt Collector’s 2024 Data Breach Affected Multiple Hospitals and Medical Practices. The list of healthcare sector clients reporting large health data breaches from the 2024 hack on debt collection firm Nationwide Recovery Service continues to grow, as does the vast number of affected patients. So far, the hack has affected at least 500,000 patients. First…
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Separate healthcare data breaches impact over 200K
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/separate-healthcare-data-breaches-impact-over-200k
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Qilin ransomware attack on NHS supplier contributed to patient fatality
Pathology outage caused by Synnovis breach linked to harm across dozens of healthcare facilities First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/qilin_ransomware_nhs_death/
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Cyberangriff auf Arztpraxen in Australien
Cyberattacks at two Melbourne hospitals expose patient details on dark web First seen on theage.com.au Jump to article: www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/cyberattack-at-two-melbourne-hospitals-expose-patient-details-on-dark-web-20250625-p5ma49.html
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Mainline Health Systems data breach impacted over 100,000 individuals
Mainline Health Systems disclosed a data breach that impacted over 100,000 individuals. Mainline Health Systems is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 1978 in Portland, Arkansas, serving Southeast Arkansas . With over 30 locations across multiple counties”, including in-school clinics and community centers”, it provides comprehensive primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services.…
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Feds Warn Healthcare Sector of Rising Iranian Cyberthreats
Geopolitical Conflict Involving Iran, Israel, US Ripe for Attacks on Sector. Government authorities are warning of increased risk of Iranian cyber and related threats against healthcare and public health sector organizations – including ransomware, distributed denial-of-service and other attacks related to that nation’s escalated conflicts with Israel and the U.S. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Successful Military Attacks are Driving Nation States to Cyber Options
Tags: attack, china, communications, computing, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, government, healthcare, infrastructure, iran, korea, middle-east, military, north-korea, russia, service, tactics, technology, tool, ukraine, vulnerability, warfareWith daring military attacks, kinetic warfare is shifting the balance of power in regions across the globe, upending the perception of power projection. Powerful nations are reeling from the impacts of bold assaults and seeking additional methods to drive foreign policy”Š”, “Šcyber may look as an appealing asymmetric warfare capability that is worth doubling-down on.…
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Second attack on McLaren Health Care in a year affects 743k people
Criminals targeted the hospital and physician network’s Detroit cancer clinic this time First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/23/second_suspected_ransomware_attack_on/
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McLaren Health Care Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 743,000 Individuals
McLaren Health Care, a prominent healthcare provider based at One McLaren Parkway, Grand Blanc, MI, has disclosed a data breach that compromised the personal information of 743,131 individuals, including 25 residents of Maine. The breach, identified as an external system hacking event, occurred on July 17, 2024, and was discovered by the organization on August…