Halloween News Wrap: The Election, Hospital Deaths and Other Scary Cyberattack Stories

Threatpost breaks down the scariest stories of the week ended Oct. 30 haunting the security industry — including bugs that just won’t die. Continue reading Halloween News Wrap: The Election, Hospital Deaths and Other Scary Cyberattack Stories

More Hospitals Hit by Growing Wave of Ransomware Attacks

Hospitals in New York and Oregon were targeted on Tuesday by threat actors who crippled systems and forced ambulances with sick patients to be rerouted, in some cases. Continue reading More Hospitals Hit by Growing Wave of Ransomware Attacks

Critical Flaws in Syringe Pump, Device Gateways Threaten Patient Safety

The Qualcomm Life Capsule Datacaptor Terminal Server and the Becton Dickinson Alaris TIVA Syringe Pump allow remote access without authentication. Continue reading Critical Flaws in Syringe Pump, Device Gateways Threaten Patient Safety

Black Hat 2018: With Healthcare Security Flaws, Safety’s Increasingly at Stake

Vulnerabilities in healthcare devices and hospital systems are leading to growing concerns in the infosec community about patient safety. Continue reading Black Hat 2018: With Healthcare Security Flaws, Safety’s Increasingly at Stake