Security News

Week in review: Linux Mint hack, crypto ransomware hits hospitals, and educating policymakers on cybersecurity (Help Net Security)
2016-02-29 13:45

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Can poorly designed embedded devices kill? The industry is not taking safety and security seriously enough, according...

Crypto ransomware hits German hospitals (Help Net Security)
2016-02-26 20:31

At least three hospitals in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have been hit with crypto ransomware. One is Lukas Krankenhaus (Lukas Hospital) in Neuss, the second one is Klinikum...

Medical superbugs: Two German hospitals hit with ransomware (The Register)
2016-02-26 17:25

Patient monitors altered, drug dispensary popped in collosal hospital hack (The Register)
2016-02-25 08:10

Hacking hospitals: Cyber attacks can result in physical harm (Help Net Security)
2016-02-24 19:20

Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) published a study that demonstrates security flaws to be pervasive within the healthcare industry. The research found that adversaries could deploy cyber...

White Hat Hackers Hit 12 American Hospitals To Prove Patient Life 'Extremely Vulnerable' (Forbes)
2016-02-23 18:40

California Hospital Paid Ransom to Regain Access to Data (February 16, 17, and 18, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-02-19 19:24

California hospital makes rare admission of hack, ransom payment (Yahoo Security)
2016-02-19 02:24

Los Angeles hospital attack concerns cybersecurity experts (Yahoo Security)
2016-02-19 00:54

Hollywood Hospital Pays Ransom to Unlock Data (InfoRiskToday)
2016-02-18 22:39