Tag: healthcare
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Bipartisan Legislation Seeks Stronger Healthcare Cybersecurity
US senators introduce new legislation to protect health data and strengthen the cybersecurity of the country’s healthcare sector. The post Bipartisan Legislation Seeks Stronger Healthcare Cybersecurity appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/bipartisan-legislation-seeks-stronger-healthcare-cybersecurity/
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How DSPM Helps Businesses Meet Compliance Requirements
Tags: compliance, cybersecurity, data, finance, government, healthcare, regulation, risk, vulnerabilityData Security Posture Management (DSPM) helps monitor, secure, and ensure compliance for sensitive data, reducing risks across diverse environments. Complying with cybersecurity regulations can be a source of great pain for organizations, especially those that handle and store particularly valuable and vulnerable information. Organizations in sectors like healthcare, finance, legal, and government often process vast…
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Watchdog Report: HHS OCR Should Beef-Up HIPAA Audit Program
HHS OIG: Current Audit Program Is Not Pushing Entities Enough to Improve Cyber. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights should restart and toughen the scope of its HIPAA audits. A watchdog agency says HHS needs to better assess whether regulated healthcare organizations are taking required actions to reduce their…
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UK NHS Hospital Reports ‘Major’ Cyberincident
Outpatient Appointments Cancelled at Wirral University Teaching Hospital. A U.K. National Heath Service teaching hospital in northwest England reported a major cyberincident on Tuesday that forced the healthcare facility to cancel outpatient appointments for the day. <aternity services, neo-natal, and emergency triage are ‘running as normal.’ First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-nhs-hospital-reports-major-cyberincident-a-26915
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MSSP Market Update: Cybersecurity Legislation for Healthcare Could Spark MSSP Opportunity
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/mssp-market-update-cybersecurity-legislation-for-healthcare-could-spark-mssp-opportunity
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Affect of SEO Poisoning in Organizations and How to Prevent It?
In today’s digital world, online visibility is crucial for business success. SEO Poisoning has emerged as a harmful attack method in the hands of threat actors. It exploits the very system designed to connect businesses with their customers ‘search engines’. The constant attack on the healthcare and public health sector in the USA has… First…
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US senators propose law to require bare minimum security standards
In case anyone forgot about Change Healthcare First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/26/us_senators_healthcare_cybersecurity/
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NHS Trust Declares Major Incident for “Cybersecurity Reasons”
Wirral University Teaching Hospital has cancelled outpatient appointments as it responds to a cybersecurity incident First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nhs-trust-major-incident/
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British hospital group declares ‘major incident’ following cyberattack
First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/england-hospitals-cyberattack-nhs-wirral
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Another ‘major cyber incident’ at a UK hospital, outpatients asked to stay away
Third time this year an NHS unit’s IT systems have come under attack First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/26/third_major_cyber_incident_declared/
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Bipartisan Senate bill advances more robust healthcare cybersecurity
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/bipartisan-senate-bill-advances-more-robust-healthcare-cybersecurity
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Medical Specialty Groups: Why Cybercriminals are After Them
Hacks on 2 Specialty Practices Are Latest on Increasingly Targeted Types of Groups. An Illinois gastroenterology practice and a California pulmonary practice are among the latest medical specialty groups targeted by cybercriminals who claim to have their patients’ sensitive health information. Attacks on such specialty healthcare practices appear to be rising, some experts said. First…
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Two accused of DDoSing some of the world’s biggest tech companies
Hospitals, government agencies, and a large roster of tech companies all targeted. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/10/us-prosecutors-take-down-operation-accused-of-35000-ddoses-over-14-months/
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Healthcare providers will need to boost cyber defenses amid AI adoption: Moody’s
AI could ease labor shortages, but health systems will need to increase cybersecurity spending to manage;heightened risks, according to the credit ratings agency. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/providers-boost-cybersecurity-AI-adoption-moodys/733760/
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Unbefugter Zugriff bei einem Krankenhaus in Frankreich
Cyberattack at French hospital exposes health data of 750,000 patients First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-at-french-hospital-exposes-health-data-of-750-000-patients/
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GAO: HHS Needs to Be a Better Leader in Health Sector Cyber
Watchdog Agency Report Points to Unimplemented Cyber Recommendations. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services needs to take important actions to do a better job of carrying out its duties as the lead federal agency responsible for strengthening cybersecurity in the healthcare and public health sector, said a new federal watch dog agency report.…
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750,000 patients’ medical records exposed after data breach at French hospital
A hacker calling themselves “nears” claims to have compromised the systems of multiple healthcare facilities across France, claiming to have gained access to the records of over 1.5 million people. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/750000-patients-medical-records-exposed-after-data-breach-french-hospital
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A timeline of cyber-resilience: fortifying critical national infrastructure
By Peter Lenk, Tech Lead at Goldilock Critical national infrastructure (CNI) faces a mounting threat landscape, necessitating a fundamental overhaul of security strategies. Consider last summer’s attack on London hospitals, where just one cyber incident resulted in the postponement of 1,255 planned operations and 3,396 appointments. Incidents like this are unfortunately no longer exceptional. Following…
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Threat actor sells data of over 750,000 patients from a French hospital
A threat actor had access to electronic patient record system of an unnamed French hospital, and the health data of 750,000 patients was compromised. An unnamed French hospital suffered a data breach that impacted more than 758,000 patients, a threat actor had access to the electronic patient record system of the organization. The threat actor…
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Cyberattack at French hospital exposes health data of 750,000 patients
A data breach at an unnamed French hospital exposed the medical records of 750,000 patients after a threat actor gained access to its electronic patient record system. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-at-french-hospital-exposes-health-data-of-750-000-patients/
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Semperis HIP conference tries to diagnose healthcare cybersecurity
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/semperis-hip-conference-tries-to-diagnose-healthcare-cybersecurity
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Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack
Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/change_healthcares_clearinghouse_services/
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HHS facing challenges as lead agency for healthcare cybersecurity: GAO
The department hasn’t implemented some policies recommended by the watchdog, which could pose a risk to cybersecurity in the sector;as attacks increase, according to the Government Accountability Office. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/healthcare-cybersecurity-policy-challenges/733466/
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DOJ charges alleged Anonymous Sudan ringleaders
Two Sudanese brothers are accused of leading the cybercriminal group that caused significant damage to healthcare organizations as well as other high-… First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366613922/DOJ-charges-alleged-Anonymous-Sudan-ringleaders
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Five backup lessons learned from the UnitedHealth ransomware attack
The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth earlier this year is quickly becoming the healthcare industry’s version of”¯Colonial Pipeline, prompting congressional testimony, lawmaker … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/11/20/backup-strategies/
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Healthcare org Equinox notifies 21K patients and staff of data theft
Ransomware scum LockBit claims it did the dirty deed First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/equinox_patients_employees_data/
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September a quiet month for ransomware attacks
Notable ransomware attacks in September involved a Rhode Island public school district, a Texas hospital system, and Kawasaki Motors’ European branch…. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366613742/September-a-quiet-month-for-ransomware-attacks
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Oklahoma Hospital Says Ransomware Hack Hits 133,000 People
Incident Is Among Growing List of Attacks on Small, Rural Hospitals. An Oklahoma hospital quickly restored its IT systems after a ransomware attack in September, but the 62-bed hospital could not recover some data and later learned that hackers may have accessed the personal information of 133,000 people. The attack is the latest involving a…
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Great Plains Regional Medical Center ransomware attack impacted 133,000 individuals
A ransomware attack on Great Plains Regional Medical Center compromised personal data of 133,000 individuals, exposing sensitive information. On September 8, 2024, Great Plains Regional Medical Center (Oklahoma) suffered a ransomware attack. The organization launched an investigation into the incident with the help of a cybersecurity firm. The healthcare center discovered that a threat actor…