Health

Hospital Ransomware Attacks Go Beyond Health Care Data

In a 2021 survey conducted of 597 health delivery organizations (HDOs), 42% had faced two ransomware attacks in the past… Read More

2 years ago

Hackers arrested for ‘infiltrating’ Ukraine’s health database

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has arrested a team of actors who illegally infiltrated the information system of the… Read More

3 years ago

Man gets 7 years in prison for hacking 65K health care employees

Justin Sean Johnson was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for the 2014 hack of the health care… Read More

3 years ago

FHIR APIs Used for Electronic Health Records Interoperability are Vulnerable to Abuse

As per a new report, every tested FHIR app enabled API access to health records belonging to other individuals. And… Read More

3 years ago

MITRE launches two organizations to protect critical infrastructure and clinical health data

MITRE has created two new organizations intended to help the company better focus on cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure and… Read More

3 years ago

Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center Highlights Threat from New LockBit Ransomware Variant

The agency observed, based on an interview with a LockBit ransomware operator, that the bad actors appeared to have a… Read More

3 years ago

Breach reporting required for health apps and devices, FTC says

According to the FTC statement, “Entities covered by the Rule who have experienced breaches cannot conceal this fact from those… Read More

3 years ago

Alaska Department of Health Reveals Data Breach Potentially Exposing Residents’ Financial, Health Information

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has warned that a “highly sophisticated” cyber-attack may have exposed residents’… Read More

3 years ago

Proposed Class-action Lawsuit Alleges Health System Failed to Heed Ransomware Warnings

The lawsuit filed against St Joseph's/Candler claims that the entity failed to act on warnings by federal authorities and cybersecurity… Read More

3 years ago

FTC: Health app and connected device makers must disclose data breaches

The FTC approved a policy statement Wednesday that warns makers of health apps and connected devices that collect health-related information… Read More

3 years ago

Accellion Breach Impacts Beaumont Health

Beaumont Health has notified approximately 1500 patients that their personal data may have been compromised in the December attack in… Read More

3 years ago

Health authorities in 40 countries targeted by COVID‑19 vaccine scammers

The warning on COVID-19 vaccine scams was issued to all of INTERPOL’s 194 member countries after the international law enforcement… Read More

3 years ago

Scripps Health Reports Financial Toll of Ransomware Attack

The recent ransomware attack that disrupted Scripps Health's IT systems and patient care for nearly a month has so far… Read More

3 years ago

Cyberattacks drive 185% spike in health care data breaches in 2021

More than 22.8 million patients have been impacted by a health care data breach so far in 2021, a whopping… Read More

3 years ago

Security Scorecards – Security Health Metrics For Open Source

Security Health Metrics For Open SourceMotivation A short motivational video clip to inspire us: https://youtu.be/rDMMYT3vkTk "You passed! All D's ...… Read More

3 years ago

HHS urges health care providers to secure PACS vulnerabilities

Health care entities should review system inventories to find PACS and ensure all vulnerabilities are patched or protected from public… Read More

3 years ago