Category Archives: Health Care

Cost of a data breach: The healthcare industry

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Cyberattacks grow every year in sophistication and frequency, and the cost of data breaches continues to rise with them. A new report by IBM and the Ponemon Institute, the 2024 Cost of Data Breach Study, details the financial impacts of attacks across multiple industries. The global average cost of a data breach reached an all-time […]

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North Korean hacking group makes waves to gain Mandiant, FBI spotlight

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The newly designated APT45 pursues military intelligence but has been expanding its targets, Mandiant says.

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ALPHV website goes down amid growing fallout from Change Healthcare attack

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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