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A newly discovered ransomware variant has been used in small, selectively targeted attacks aimed at healthcare and education, and manufacturing and technology, respectively. read more
Defray, a new, although small strain of ransomware, was spotted by researchers targeting comapnies in the education and healthcare verticals.
The U.S. Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) and Philips have warned healthcare providers that one of the company’s radiation dose management tools is affected by...
Take a cursory look at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) wall of data breach shame and you might be scratching your head: Why does the healthcare sector seem so...
More than 90% of healthcare IT networks have IoT devices connected to them. Over 70% of IT departments believe that the traditional security solutions used to secure laptops and servers are...
The number of US data breaches tracked through June 30, 2017 hit a half-year record high of 791, according to recent numbers released by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). This represents...
Authorities Call Takedown a Record Enforcement ActionFederal authorities have charged 412 individuals allegedly responsible for $1.3 billion in billing fraud in a takedown that officials are...
Major International Healthcare Organization Bupa Loses Customer Details to Insider Threat read more
Providers Won't Be Penalized for Using Vendor's EHR to Obtain HITECH IncentivesRegulators will not penalize healthcare providers that attested to meeting HITECH Act "meaningful use" incentive...
Who Are the Victims? And Why Aren't There More?Like in the recent WannaCry attacks, the U.S. healthcare sector has so far mostly avoided becoming a victim of NotPetya, the malware menacing many...