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Cyberattacks on Healthcare Spike 45% Since November

05 Jan, 2021 BazarLoader, Botnets, CISA advisory, Cloud Security, Cobalt Strike. DDoS, conti, COVID-19, Critical Infrastructure, health care, healthcare cybersecurity, Hospitals, Malware, Ransomware, ransomware as a service, ryuk, Security News, Sodinokibi, Software as a Service, TrickBot, Vulnerabilities, Web Security 0 Comments

The relentless rise in COVID-19 cases is battering already frayed healthcare systems — and ransomware criminals are using the opportunity to strike.

Ransomware and IP Theft: Top COVID-19 Healthcare Security Scares

15 Dec, 2020 coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 supply chain, Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, healthcare security, hospital ransomware, Hospitals, IoT, IoT Medical Devices, IP theft, Malware, Pandemic, Ransomware Attack, Security News, UVM health network, Videos 0 Comments

From ransomware attacks that crippled hospitals, to espionage attacks targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, Beau Woods discusses the top healthcare security risks. Healthcare cybersecurity threats have been under the spotlight this past year, in particular with the rise of COVID-19 and the budgetary and resource strains that has put on . . . Read more

Misery of Ransomware Hits Hospitals the Hardest

10 Dec, 2020 Healthcare, Hospitals, Ransomware, Security News, Universal Health Services, Vulnerabilities 0 Comments

Ransomware attacks targeting hospitals have exacted a human cost as well as financial. Despite hospitals being on the front lines during the pandemic, bad actors have continued to target them with ransomware. In addition to wreaking havoc on operational processes in medical facilities at the worst possible time, the attacks . . . Read more

Critical, Unpatched Bug Opens GE Radiological Devices to Remote Code Execution

08 Dec, 2020 big, cisa alert, Critical Infrastructure, cybermdx, default credentials, Device security, GE Healthcare, Healthcare, Hospitals, IoT, medical devices, medical imaging, mri machines, Privacy, radiological devices, remote code execution, Security News, security vulnerability, unpatched, Vulnerabilities 0 Comments

A CISA alert is flagging a critical default credentials issue that affects 100+ types of devices found in hospitals, from MRI machines to surgical imaging.

Universal Health Services Ransomware Attack Impacts Hospitals Nationwide

28 Sep, 2020 Critical Infrastructure, death, Downtime, employees, Hospitals, Malware, patient safety, Ransomware Attack, ryuk, Security News, UHS, united health services 0 Comments

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