Cost of a data breach: The healthcare industry

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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Ransomware attack on blood-testing service puts lives in danger in South Africa

A ransomware attack by the BlackSuit gang against South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has put lives at risk and created chaos for healthcare services across the country.

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Chicago Children’s Hospital Says 791,000 Impacted by Ransomware Attack

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago says the recent data breach caused by a ransomware attack impacts 791,000 people.
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Largest Croatian hospital under cyberattack

The University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb) is under cyberattack that started on Wednesday night, the Croatian Radiotelevision has reported. Because of the attack, the hospital has shut down its information system and will be switching parts of … Continue reading Largest Croatian hospital under cyberattack

B+ security rating masks healthcare supply chain risks

While the healthcare sector gets a “B+” security rating for the first half of 2024, it faces a critical vulnerability: supply chain cyber risk, according to SecurityScorecard. The US healthcare industry’s security ratings were better than expecte… Continue reading B+ security rating masks healthcare supply chain risks