Tag: healthcare
-
Blood Shortages Hit London Hospitals After Ransomware Attack
First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/blood-shortages-hit-london-hospitals-after-ransomeware-attack
-
London hospitals cancel over 800 operations after ransomware attack
NHS England revealed today that multiple London hospitals impacted by last week’s Synnovis ransomware attack were forced to cancel hundreds of planned… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/london-hospitals-cancel-over-800-operations-after-ransomware-attack/
-
Cybersecurity Management Lessons from Healthcare Woes
First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cybersecurity-lessons-from-security-breaches-in-healthcare/
-
London hospitals canceled over 800 operations in the week after Synnovis ransomware attack
NHS England confirmed that multiple London hospitals impacted by the ransomware attack at Synnovis were forced to cancel planned operations. NHS Engla… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/164541/cyber-crime/londol-hospitals-canceled-800-operations-ransomware.html
-
NHS Ransomware Attack: What Makes Healthcare a Prime Target for Ransomware?
Rubrik’s Steve Stone on Reducing Data-Related Vulnerabilities in Healthcare. Healthcare organizations are particularly vulnerable to ransomware, riski… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/nhs-ransomware-attack-what-makes-healthcare-prime-target-for-ransomware-a-25547
-
What Makes Healthcare a Prime Target for Ransomware?
Rubrik’s Steve Stone on Reducing Data-Related Vulnerabilities in Healthcare. Healthcare organizations are particularly vulnerable to ransomware, riski… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/what-makes-healthcare-prime-target-for-ransomware-a-25547
-
Synnovis Ransomware Attack Disrupts Healthcare Services
Synnovis is experiencing a ransomware attack impacting all IT systems and resulting in interruptions to many of the organization’s pathology services … First seen on duo.com Jump to article: duo.com/decipher/synnovis-ransomware-attack-disrupts-healthcare-services
-
Ascension Hack Caused By an Employee Who Downloaded a Malicious File
Ascension, a leading healthcare provider, has made significant strides in its investigation and recovery efforts following a recent cybersecurity brea… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/ascension-hack-caused/
-
How Automated Linux Patching Boosts Healthcare Security
Healthcare organizations worldwide are facing a surge in cyberattacks. The healthcare industry is grappling with increasingly sophisticated cyberattac… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/06/how-automated-linux-patching-boosts-healthcare-security/
-
Learning from Others’ Gaps in the Wake of Major Attacks
It’s critical for CISOs to study what went wrong in major ransomware IT disruptions and breaches hitting the healthcare sector and to look closely wit… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/learning-from-others-gaps-in-wake-major-attacks-i-5391
-
Urgently needed: AI governance in cyber warfare
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming central to societal growth. AI has great power to improve daily life, from education to healthcare, from s… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/06/13/cyber-warfare-ai-governance/
-
Major cybersecurity upgrades announced to safeguard American healthcare
Recent cyberattacks targeting the nation’s healthcare system have demonstrated the vulnerability of hospitals and payment systems. Providers across th… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/06/12/american-healthcare-cybersecurity/
-
Ascension hacked after employee downloaded malicious file
Ascension, one of the largest U.S. healthcare systems, revealed that a May 2024 ransomware attack was caused by an employee who downloaded a malicious… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ascension-hacked-after-employee-downloaded-malicious-file/
-
Rebranded Knight Ransomware Targeting Healthcare and Businesses Worldwide
An analysis of a nascent ransomware strain called RansomHub has revealed it to be an updated and rebranded version of Knight ransomware, itself an evo… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/06/rebranded-knight-ransomware-targeting.html
-
Disruption of Hospitals and Nearby Facilities
A study investigating the impact of ransomware attacks on hospitals and the ripple effect on nearby facilities is a call to action for policymakers to… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/ransomware-disruption-hospitals-nearby-facilities-i-5390
-
What’s in Biden’s Security Memo for the Healthcare Sector?
A recent White House memo on bolstering the security and resiliency of critical infrastructure sectors calls for comprehensive mapping and risk assess… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/whats-in-bidens-security-memo-for-healthcare-sector-i-5389
-
Laundering cash from healthcare, romance scams lands US man in prison for a decade
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/05/22/health_care_and_romance_frauds/
-
Microsoft launches cybersecurity program to tackle attacks, protect rural hospitals
Microsoft has unveiled a new cybersecurity program to support hospitals serving more than 60 million people living in rural America. In 2023, the heal… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/06/12/microsoft-launches-cybersecurity-program-to-tackle-attacks-protect-rural-hospitals/
-
Uncle Sam to inject $50M into auto-patcher for hospital IT
Tags: healthcareFirst seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/05/22/50m_investment_hospital_security/
-
Qilin ransomware attack prompts blood shortage at London hospitals
First seen on scmagazine.com Jump to article: www.scmagazine.com/brief/qilin-ransomware-attack-prompts-blood-shortage-at-london-hospitals
-
Microsoft, Google commit to bolster rural hospital cybersecurity
First seen on scmagazine.com Jump to article: www.scmagazine.com/brief/microsoft-google-commit-to-bolster-rural-hospital-cybersecurity
-
Connecticut Has Highest Rate of Health Care Data Breaches: Study
It’s no secret that hospitals and other health care organizations are among the top targets for cybercriminals. The ransomware attacks this year on Un… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/06/connecticut-has-highest-rate-of-health-care-data-breaches-study/
-
UK NHS call for O-type blood donations following ransomware attack on London hospitals
The UK NHS issued an urgent call for O-type blood donations following the recent ransomware attack that hit several London hospitals. The UK National … First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/164386/cyber-crime/uk-nhs-blood-donations-ransomware-attack-london-hospitals.html
-
Ransomware Attack Disrupts Operations Across London Hospitals
The incident affecting pathology-services provider Synnovis demonstrates the ripple effect that cyberattacks have on healthcare systems, and demands i… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/synnovis-ransomware-attack-disrupts-operations-london-hospitals
-
Using Electronic Health Records (EHRs) for Healthcare Data Extraction
First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/electronic-health-records-ehrs-healthcare-data-extraction/
-
Ransomware Attack Disrupting London Hospitals
First seen on packetstormsecurity.com Jump to article: packetstormsecurity.com/news/view/35963/Ransomware-Attack-Disrupting-London-Hospitals.html
-
Microsoft, Google Come to the Aid of Rural Hospitals
Microsoft and Google will provide free or low-cost cybersecurity tools and services to rural hospitals in the United States at a time when health care… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/06/microsoft-google-come-to-the-aid-of-rural-hospitals/
-
Lawmakers: UHG Violating HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
Bipartisan U.S. Senators Demand Change Healthcare Breach Notification by June 21. Two U.S. senators are demanding UnitedHealth Group report a HIPAA br… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/lawmakers-uhg-violating-hipaa-breach-notification-rule-a-25473
-
London hospitals face blood shortage after Synnovis ransomware attack
England’s NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has issued an urgent call to O Positive and O Negative blood donors to book appointments and donate after l… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/london-hospitals-face-blood-shortage-after-synnovis-ransomware-attack/
-
Change Healthcare discloses $22M ransomware payment
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty found himself answering questions in front of Congress on May 1 regarding the Change Healthcare ransomware attack … First seen on securityintelligence.com Jump to article: securityintelligence.com/news/change-healthcare-22-million-ransomware-payment/