Security News

Hospital to Pay $250,000 After Alleged False HITECH Claims
2019-06-04 21:03

Whistleblowers Say Hospital Falsely Attested to Conducting Risk Analysis for EHR Incentive ProgramA Kansas hospital has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle allegations that it falsely attested to...

To catch a drug thief, hospital secretly recorded births, women’s surgeries
2019-04-03 15:41

81 women claim their privacy was violated as hospital tried to trap a drug thief.

How susceptible are hospital employees to phishing attacks?
2019-03-13 06:30

Cybersecurity threats are a rising problem in society, especially for healthcare organizations. Successful attacks can jeopardize not only patient data but also patient care, leading to...

Inside a GandCrab targeted ransomware attack on a hospital
2019-02-14 17:03

A recent attack on a US hospital gives us a colourful picture of both how a targeted ransomware attack happens, and how it can be stopped.

Refrigeration Systems Used by Supermarkets, Hospitals Left Exposed Online
2019-02-08 18:44

Thousands of instances of a temperature control system are exposed to remote attacks from the internet due to users’ failure to change default passwords and implement other security measures. read more

Smart building security flaws leave schools, hospitals at risk
2019-01-15 19:00

Vendors of smart building hardware issued updates to products without disclosing that vulnerabilities were patched, leading security systems for schools and hospitals to be accessible via the web.

Hackers who DDoSed African telecom and US hospital get long prison sentences
2019-01-14 12:45

Two men who launched DDoS attacks against a variety of targets have received substantial prison sentences on Friday. Attacks against Liberian telecom 30-year-old Daniel Kaye (aka “BestBuy”), from...

10 years for Boston Children’s Hospital DDoSer
2019-01-14 11:47

Martin Gottesfeld said he wishes he “had done more” than knock out BCH’s network for at least two weeks.

Boston Children's Hospital Hacker Gets Long Prison Sentence
2019-01-11 20:33

Hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld Also Ordered to Pay RestitutionA hacktivist who launched distributed denial-of-service attacks on Boston Children's Hospital and another local facility in 2014 has...

DDoSing Hospital Networks Landed This Hacktivist in Jail for Over 10 Years
2019-01-11 09:48

A simple DDoS attack could land you in jail for 10 years or even more. A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for launching DDoS attacks against the computer network of...