The Last Watchdog

MARCH 7, 2024

The new Badge Partner Program further accelerates the adoption and integration of Badge’s privacy-preserving authentication, enabling even more users to benefit from seamless MFA experiences across any device or application without storing user secrets or private keys. “We Learn more at www.badgeinc.com.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The FBI has issued an alert about threat actors targeting healthcare payment processors in an attempt to hijack the payments. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert about cyber attacks against healthcare payment processors to redirect victim payments. million payments. ” reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Software development company Retool was the victim of a smishing attack that resulted in the compromise of 27 accounts of its cloud customers. Software development company Retool revealed that 27 accounts of its cloud customers were compromised as a result of an SMS-based social engineering attack.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The healthcare industry has witnessed a rapid digital transformation, with hospitals, clinics, and medical practices relying heavily on technology to store and manage patient data, streamline operations, and improve patient care. Patient records, insurance information, and intellectual property are just a few examples.

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Security Through Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Social engineering has become a larger threat to the healthcare industry in recent years. In a 2022 report they state that they have “received multiple reports of cyber criminals increasingly targeting healthcare payment processors to redirect victim payments.” How does it affect healthcare? In one case, $3.1 In one case, $3.1

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Healthcare company Norton says a May breach led to the theft of data of around 2.5 Some people also had their financial account numbers, driver licenses or other government ID numbers, and digital signatures also taken. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). million of its patients, as well as employees and their dependents.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 9, 2022

May 2021 was a tough month for the Healthcare and Medical sector–the most notable threat trend at the time was the heavy use of a new popular exploit against Dell systems, leading to immense effort by attackers to utilize the exploit before it became less effective due to patching. Securing healthcare and medical organizations.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Epic is one of the leading software providers for systems that manage electronic healthcare records (EHR). Epic’s new flagship EPCS healthcare management mobile apps Haiku and Canto integrate with Cisco Duo to provide multi-factor authentication (MFA). The solution Cisco Duo Security is a leading healthcare MFA provider.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Cyberattacks are rapidly overwhelming the healthcare sector. Both large and small healthcare providers continue to be a tantalizing target for repeated ransomware attacks due to limited security budgets that lead to an overall weakened cyber defense system. By Tom Neclerio , Vice President of Professional Services at SilverSky.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

This breach ranks among the largest ever reported for a healthcare provider or health plan in the U.S. It is believed that PII (personally identifiable information) was transmitted to third-party vendors via mobile applications and other website tools used by the healthcare giant. in terms of the number of people impacted.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warns of attacks against IT help desks across the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported that threat actors are carrying out attacks against IT help desks across the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector. bank accounts.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Securing the healthcare data warehouses themselves is equally vital to ensure the software applications’ security in their development and maintenance. Use strong access controls: Setting up strict access restrictions is one of the critical elements in securing healthcare data warehouses.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

Is the demise of OTP authentication imminent? Reducing the risk from credential compromise is forcing regulators and industry leaders to mandate multifactor authentication (MFA) and re-assess the efficacy of OTP. Historical perspective of strengthening authentication. Which authentication method is suitable or do you need many?

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 4, 2022

The healthcare sector continues to be a high priority target for malicious threat actors, as it has been throughout the pandemic. Broward Health, a large healthcare system in South Florida, disclosed a data breach that impacts more than 1.3 million of its patients. million of its patients.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2022

Within today's healthcare landscape, consumer experience is more important than ever. Healthcare consumers want improved convenience, personalization, and communication. Social Registration and Authentication. Passwordless Authentication. No one likes to fill out long registration forms, especially when seeking care.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2024

million individuals North Korea-linked Kimsuky used a new Linux backdoor in recent attacks International Press – Newsletter Cybercrime Healthcare company WebTPA discloses breach affecting 2.5 Fix it now!

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SC Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

Healthcare has become one of the areas where we feel this friction the most. Despite the heightened privacy and security concerns of healthcare, there are enormous opportunities to better integrate our unique digital identities into the healthcare process and reduce many of these concerns.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a flash alert warning of an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks targeting government entities, educational institutions, private companies and the healthcare sector in the US and the UK. Use multifactor authentication where possible. … hard drive, storage device, the cloud). and others.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

United States government agencies recently released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing information on how North Korean state-sponsored threat actors are actively using Maui ransomware to attack healthcare organizations. Mitigations for Maui ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 9, 2024

DocGo is a healthcare provider that offers mobile health services, ambulance services, and remote monitoring for patients in 30 US states, and across the United Kingdom. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Take your time.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 9, 2021

Prestigious healthcare systems continue to be at risk for the next devastating ransomware attack or data breach. The Impact of COVID-19 in Healthcare Security Continues. The last year of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a striking proliferation of cyber-criminal activity against the healthcare industry.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 8, 2023

Fine-grained Authorization: Protecting and controlling user access in a digital-first world madhav Fri, 06/09/2023 - 05:22 Strong and flexible customer authentication is a key driver for adopting a customer identity & access management (CIAM) solution, with customer experience and security being the apparent benefits.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 17, 2019

Likening this flu scenario to a data breach, 70 percent of healthcare organizations report that they’re sick and the majority are not taking proven and adequate measures to stay well. Cybercriminals know very well the comparative value of sensitive healthcare data and they’re determined to cash in on any and every vulnerability.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 5, 2024

Because a single healthcare record in the U.S. No wonder healthcare is the most highly targeted sector, accounting for 36% of all breaches. Organizations with AI-powered identity and access management (IAM) can detect unexpected activity, stopping intruders in real time as they try to authenticate.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE) , Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware attack, forcing the organization to shut down more than 80,000 affected endpoints and plunging them back to the age of pen and paper. Use multi-factor authentication where possible.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Data, high-velocity software, and automation – inundated the internet in massive surges in 2018 and the first half of 2019, according to multiple reports. If you’re like the majority of users out there, you reuse credentials.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2021

1998 was the same year that researchers at AT&T Labs were issued a patent (filed in 1995) for what became known in our industry as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Steve and team were clearly on the right track when they dreamed up out-of-band authentication and deserve some credit and recognition for the foresight. East Coast.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In October, the Cloud identity and access management solutions provider said that threat actors broke into its support case management system and stole authentication data, including cookies and session tokens, that can be abused in future attacks to impersonate valid users. ” continues the post.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 2, 2020

have been on the front lines in the fight to protect the safety of citizens: state governments and healthcare. Organizations and agencies that support citizens, like state governments and healthcare. Throughout COVID-19, two major groups in the U.S. Data reveals holes in email fraud response. The second is effective communication.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The first centers on targeting healthcare organizations that offer consultations over the Internet and sending them booby-trapped medical records for the “patient.” healthcare organizations. Using hard-to-crack unique passwords to protect sensitive data and accounts, as well as enabling multi-factor authentication.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

New York City based Sisense has more than 1,000 customers across a range of industry verticals, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare and higher education. ” “We are taking this matter seriously and promptly commenced an investigation,” Dash continued.

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Centraleyes

MAY 20, 2024

The assessment takes into account governance, security, and identity management challenges. This may include: Manage identities Offboarding accounts Checking administrative privileges Data governance involves quality assurance Review privileged user credentials Reduce the number of accounts with privileged access.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

According to a recent post on its Facebook account, all of the corporation's public-facing applications have been back online since October 6, 2023, including "the website, Member Portal, eClaims for electronic submission of hospital claims, and EPRS for employer remittances." It was attacked on September 22, 2023.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO that was vetted by the FBI itself. Department of Defense. USDoD’s InfraGard sales thread on Breached.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2024

The recent United Healthcare breach , where hackers claim to have stolen vast amounts of sensitive information including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and medical records, illustrates this risk. Given these developments, organizations and individuals relying on voice authentication must reconsider their security frameworks.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

What is Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)?” Today, many people when they sign up for a new account for an internet-based service are asked to pick a password to help secure their account from unauthorized access. But what’s the difference, and what are the best options when enabling it? Let’s dive in!

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 12, 2022

While LastPass may not have suffered a breach, it should be a wake up call to many who still use single-factor password-based authentication to their LastPass accounts and password vaults to do a little housekeeping. Credential stuffing is a tactic hackers commonly use to compromise internet accounts. What is LastPass?”

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