In a 2021 survey conducted of 597 health delivery organizations (HDOs), 42% had faced two ransomware attacks in the past couple of years. Over a third (36%) attributed those ransomware incidents to a third...
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has arrested a team of actors who illegally infiltrated the information system of the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU) and entered false vaccination entries for other people....
Justin Sean Johnson was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for the 2014 hack of the health care provider and insurer University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). click here to read full...
As per a new report, every tested FHIR app enabled API access to health records belonging to other individuals. And over 60% of the tested apps and APIs had flaws that enabled unauthorized access....
MITRE has created two new organizations intended to help the company better focus on cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure and new approaches to public health challenges. click here to read full Article Read More...
The agency observed, based on an interview with a LockBit ransomware operator, that the bad actors appeared to have a “contradictory code of ethics.” Hospitals are considered easy targets, said HC3. click here to...
According to the FTC statement, “Entities covered by the Rule who have experienced breaches cannot conceal this fact from those who have entrusted them with sensitive health information.” click here to read full Article...
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has warned that a “highly sophisticated” cyber-attack may have exposed residents’ personal data, including financial information. click here to read full Article Read more on...
The lawsuit filed against St Joseph’s/Candler claims that the entity failed to act on warnings by federal authorities and cybersecurity experts of the ransomware threats facing the sector. click here to read full Article...
The FTC approved a policy statement Wednesday that warns makers of health apps and connected devices that collect health-related information to comply with a decade-old data breach notification rule. click here to read full...
Beaumont Health has notified approximately 1500 patients that their personal data may have been compromised in the December attack in which the threat actors exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in the File Transfer Application of Accellion...
The warning on COVID-19 vaccine scams was issued to all of INTERPOL’s 194 member countries after the international law enforcement agency registered roughly 60 cases from 40 countries. click here to read full Article...
The recent ransomware attack that disrupted Scripps Health’s IT systems and patient care for nearly a month has so far cost the San Diego-based organization nearly $113 million, including $91.6 million in lost revenue....
More than 22.8 million patients have been impacted by a health care data breach so far in 2021, a whopping 185% increase from last year, according to a new report from Fortified Health Security....
Security Health Metrics For Open Source Motivation A short motivational video clip to inspire us: https://youtu.be/rDMMYT3vkTk “You passed! All D’s … and an A!” Goals Automate analysis and trust decisions on the security posture...
Health care entities should review system inventories to find PACS and ensure all vulnerabilities are patched or protected from public access, according to a recent HHS alert. click here to read full Article Read...
