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NHS Dumfries and Galloway (part of NHS Scotland) has confirmed that a “recognised ransomware group” was able to “access a significant amount of data including patient and staff-identifiable information,” and has published “… Continue reading NHS Scotland confirms ransomware attackers leaked patients’ data
Staff experiencing burnout in healthcare settings is not something that security leaders typically worry about – unless, maybe, it is the security team itself that is suffering from it. Healthcare CISOs and privacy officers worry more about the confide… Continue reading How security leaders can ease healthcare workers’ EHR-related burnout
By Waqas
Another day, another healthcare-related cyber attack putting already vulnerable individuals at risk.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NHS Dumfries and Galloway Faces Cyberattack, Patient Data at Risk
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63% of CISA-tracked Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs) can be found on healthcare networks, while 23% of medical devices—including imaging devices, clinical IoT devices, and surgery devices—have at least one known exploited vulnerability, according… Continue reading Only 13% of medical devices support endpoint protection agents
Healthcare has long been a primary target for ransomware attacks. This is not changing and is not likely to change.
The post Healthcare’s Ransomware Epidemic: Why Cyberattacks Hit the Medical Sector With Alarming Frequency appeared first on Secu… Continue reading Healthcare’s Ransomware Epidemic: Why Cyberattacks Hit the Medical Sector With Alarming Frequency
Change Healthcare says it has made significant progress in restoring systems impacted by a recent ransomware attack.
The post Change Healthcare Restores Pharmacy Services Disrupted by Ransomware appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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US government lays out actions to assist healthcare providers following the highly disruptive Change Healthcare cyberattack.
The post HHS Aiding Organizations Hit by Change Healthcare Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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In this Help Net Security video, Chris Bowen, CISO at ClearDATA, emphasizes the importance of digital health companies being more transparent with their users. As more and more Americans flock to direct-to-consumer digital health apps and resources, mo… Continue reading Navigating regulation challenges for protecting sensitive healthcare data
The US government has warned the healthcare sector that it is now the biggest target of the BlackCat ransomware group.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Healthcare sector warned of ALPHV BlackCat ransomware after surge in targeted attacks
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that targeted Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), causing disruption to the Change Healthcare platform and affecting pharmacy transactions across the US. AL… Continue reading ALPHV/BlackCat threatens to leak data stolen in Change Healthcare cyberattack