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Cost of a data breach 2023: Pharmaceutical industry impacts

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Data breaches are both commonplace and costly in the medical industry.  Two industry verticals that fall under the medical umbrella — healthcare and pharmaceuticals — sit at the top of the list of the highest average cost of a data breach, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023. The health industry’s place […]

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Two Chinese Hackers Face 40 Years in Prison for Hacking Spree on Global Organizations, Including COVID-19 Researchers

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US authorities have charged two Chinese hackers for allegedly hacking into the systems of hundreds of companies, governments and individual dissidents, as well as firms developing COVID-19 vaccines, testing technology, and treatments, the U.S. Departme… Continue reading Two Chinese Hackers Face 40 Years in Prison for Hacking Spree on Global Organizations, Including COVID-19 Researchers→

Hackers Look to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

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The Russia-linked APT29 has set its sights on pharma research in Western nations in a likely attempt to get ahead on a cure for coronavirus. Continue reading Hackers Look to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research→

Beware of Shady Websites Pushing Pharmaceuticals for COVID-19

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Researchers have uncovered several shadowy sellers eager to capitalize on the quest for a treatment for COVID-19. Scared shoppers should be aware that these websites are only trying to get their attention to defraud them. Researchers from NormShield lo… Continue reading Beware of Shady Websites Pushing Pharmaceuticals for COVID-19→

US clinical lab recovers within 50 minutes of getting hit by SamSam ransomware

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LabCorp, a clinical lab based in Burlington, North Carolina, fell victim to a ransomware attack last week, in the latest in a long string of hacker attacks on the healthcare sector. The healthcare testing & diagnostics company reportedly noticed su… Continue reading US clinical lab recovers within 50 minutes of getting hit by SamSam ransomware→

Fake pharma sites are getting even more obnoxious

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Recently, we have noticed that pharma sites seem to have discovered the use of JavaScript to change the “Stay or Leave” messages that you see, when you try to close or leave their sites.

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