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The former defense secretary said U.S. Cyber Command needs emergency authority to be able to operate inside the United States.
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In a statement CommonSpirit Health says it has taken certain systems offline as a precaution.
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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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A key technology that hospitals use to deliver medications, blood and other vital lab samples are at significant risk of hacking, new findings suggest. Researchers from the security vendor Armis found nine critical vulnerabilities in the control panel that powers the Translogic pneumatic tube systems from logistics automation company Swisslog Healthcare. The Translogic pneumatic tube system is used by more than 3,000 hospitals worldwide and over 80% of hospitals in North America, according to a report published Monday. Researchers warn that the vulnerability could be used to launch a ransomware attack against the delivery system, crippling hospital functions. Hackers could also use such access to leak sensitive medical data. There’s no evidence attackers have exploited the software issue for their own gain. Ransomware attacks against hospitals have risen dramatically in recent years, costing organizations millions of dollars and sometimes crippling emergency care. Five of the vulnerabilities, which researchers have collectively […]
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The relentless rise in COVID-19 cases is battering already frayed healthcare systems — and ransomware criminals are using the opportunity to strike. Continue reading Cyberattacks on Healthcare Spike 45% Since November
From ransomware attacks that crippled hospitals, to espionage attacks targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, Beau Woods discusses the top healthcare security risks. Continue reading Ransomware and IP Theft: Top COVID-19 Healthcare Security Scares
Ransomware attacks targeting hospitals have exacted a human cost as well as financial. Continue reading Misery of Ransomware Hits Hospitals the Hardest
A CISA alert is flagging a critical default credentials issue that affects 100+ types of devices found in hospitals, from MRI machines to surgical imaging. Continue reading Critical, Unpatched Bugs Open GE Radiological Devices to Remote Code Execution
The Greater Baltimore Medical Center on Sunday became the latest U.S. hospital to grapple with a ransomware incident amid a raging pandemic that has stretched health care IT resources thin. The ransomware attack caused “many of our [IT] systems” to go down, the 342-bed medical center said in a statement late Sunday. That means some patient procedures scheduled for Monday “may be affected,” GBMC said. The hospital emphasized that it had “robust processes in place to maintain safe and effective patient care.” It was unclear how many patient procedures were affected by the ransomware attack, or what type of malicious software was involved. A GBMC spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment. GMBC said no patient data had been “misused,” and that it had enlisted outside security experts and law enforcement to help respond to the incident. The Towson, Maryland-based medical center is following a playbook that numerous hospitals […]
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Steve Giles was having dinner in the Los Angeles area on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, when he received an ominous phone call. The computer networks of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, the 434-bed hospital where Giles was the chief information officer, were seizing up. “This created panic, to some degree, within the nursing and physician staff,” Giles told the California Senate weeks later. “We immediately reverted to downtime procedures.” His staff ended up running to an ATM across the street, twice, to withdraw $17,000 to convert to cryptocurrency and pay off the hackers who were holding his hospital’s computers hostage. There were no reports of patient harm from the incident. Giles’ team averted a serious medical crisis, but the attack exposed vulnerabilities in one of the first high-profile ransomware incidents at a hospital. Nearly five years on, numerous health care organizations have endured their own version of that jarring experience. “I equate Hollywood Presbyterian to […]
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