ALPHV website goes down amid growing fallout from Change Healthcare attack

Medical providers are under financial pressure and patients are facing challenges in filling prescriptions due to the ransomware attack.

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Notorious ransomware group claims responsibility for attacks roiling US pharmacies

The group known as ALPHV said it was behind an attack that has disrupted a service used by healthcare providers to process payments.

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Cost of a data breach 2023: Healthcare industry impacts

Data breaches are becoming more costly across all industries, with healthcare in the lead. The 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report analyzes data collected from March 2022 to March 2023. Healthcare remains a top target for online criminal groups. These data breach costs are the highest of any industry and have increased for the […]

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FTC accuses genetic testing company of exposing sensitive health data

The case is the latest in a series of FTC enforcement actions focused on health data privacy and the first involving genetic information.

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Increasingly Sophisticated Cyberattacks Target Healthcare

It’s rare to see 100% agreement on a survey. But Porter Research found consensus from business leaders across the provider, payer and pharmaceutical/life sciences industries. Every single person agreed that “growing hacker sophistication” is the primary driver behind the increase in ransomware attacks. In response to the findings, the American Hospital Association told Porter Research, […]

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Rural hospitals need help from feds to fight ransomware, witnesses tell lawmakers

Experts told Senators on Thursday that rural hospitals don’t have the necessary resources to fend off an increasing number of cyberattacks.

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FBI, CISA, Treasury: North Korean hackers taking aim at health care with Maui ransomware

The ransomware has previously received little public scrutiny.

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Ransomware group strikes second U.S. health care system in the last two months

The targeted systems are just two of dozens of the group’s attacks in the last year.

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Hospital hallway robots get patches for potentially serious bugs

Five zero-days found in Aethon TUG robots included one that could allow an attacker to control the machines, Cynerio said.

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