Category Archives: Health Care

When ransomware kills: Attacks on healthcare facilities

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As ransomware attacks continue to escalate, their toll is often measured in data loss and financial strain. But what about the loss of human life? Nowhere is the ransomware threat more acute than in the healthcare sector, where patients’ lives are literally on the line. Since 2015, there has been a staggering increase in ransomware […]

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How HHS has strengthened cybersecurity of hospitals and health care systems

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The agency has embraced performance goals, provided resources to small systems and improved coordination, its deputy secretary writes.

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Stronger cyber protections in health care targeted in new Senate bill

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The bipartisan legislation from four senators is aimed at strengthening providers’ cyber defenses and protecting Americans’ health data.

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Alleged Russian Phobos ransomware administrator extradited to U.S., in custody

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Evgenii Ptitsyn is said to have helped operate a ransomware-as-a-service organization that extorted millions from more than 1K victims, including schools and hospitals.

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Why safeguarding sensitive data is so crucial

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A data breach at virtual medical provider Confidant Health lays bare the vast difference between personally identifiable information (PII) on the one hand and sensitive data on the other. The story began when security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unsecured database containing 5.3 terabytes of exposed data linked to Confidant Health. The company provides addiction […]

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Change Healthcare breach affected 100 million Americans, marking a new record

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The company notified the Health and Human Services Department about the figure this week, the first it has specified.

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Researchers out new Qilin ransomware-as-a-service variant

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The Qilin ransomware operation first emerged in July 2022 after rebranding a previous variant known as Agenda and rewriting the malware in Rust.

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Alleged Anonymous Sudan leaders charged, prolific gang’s tool disabled

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A criminal complaint says the group jeopardized lives via DDoS attack, with 35,000 attacks since the beginning of 2023.

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Senate bill eyes minimum cybersecurity standards for health care industry

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The legislation from Sens. Wyden and Warner comes in the aftermath of the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare.

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