Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

According to IBM’s recently released “Cost of a Data Breach” statistics report, the average financial toll of a data breach has surged to an unprecedented $4.45 Regional Disparities in Data Breach Costs The United States emerges with a significantly higher average cost of $9.4

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The healthcare industry has poured vast resources into cybersecurity since 2015, when a surge of major breaches began. While the nature of these breaches has evolved over the last four years, the growth in total healthcare incidents has unfortunately continued unabated. Related: How to get of HIPAA hit list. Weak links.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

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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 In a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Friday, Norton said that on May 9, 2023, it discovered an “external system breach.” They also filed a SEC complaint about one of their victims for failing to disclose a breach.

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

The radiology specialist and its vendor Alliance HealthCare are being sued by patients impacted by its nine-month, PACS-related health care data breach. The lawsuit was filed in the New York Southern District Court by some of the 298,532 patients impacted by a PACS-related data breach reported in March 2020.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

million patients have been impacted by a health care data breach so far in 2021, a whopping 185% increase from the same time period last year where just 7.9 Malicious cyberattacks caused the majority of these security incidents, accounting for 73% of all breaches. More than 22.8 Another 20.7% were attributed to extortion.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

However, as AI continues to advance, it brings with it a new set of cybersecurity risks and challenges. In this blog, we will delve into the potential risks associated with AI and the importance of implementing robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard against these threats.

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SC Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

million patients affected by a data breach. million patients affected by its nine-year data breach, first reported in 2019. The security incident was the second-largest breach reported to the Department of Health and Human Services that year. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images).

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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. The health data warehouse ecosystem’s integrity and durability depend on software development techniques.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Urgent patching and prompt updates can protect systems from unauthorized access, data breaches, and potential exploitation by threat actors. To secure sensitive data, cybersecurity specialists, software vendors, and end users should encourage collaborative efforts against malicious activities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

The Professional Finance Company, PFC, suffered a ransomware attack on February 26 and on July 1 confirmed that over 650 healthcare providers were affected by the breach. According to a notice from PFC, attackers stole confidential patient information including patient names, addresses, and outstanding account balances.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2021

We have seen examples of this all throughout 2020 with an increase in cyberattacks targeting the healthcare sector due to the pandemic. The pandemic has also exposed some existing weaknesses and challenges of cybersecurity in healthcare. 1 key finding on cyberattacks in healthcare. . #1

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 14, 2022

But I'm also very concerned about the associated security and privacy risks that IoT products inherently bring to those using them when controls do not exist or are not used to mitigate the risks. When risks are not considered and are not known, security incidents and privacy breaches will occur. in 2020 to $188.2B

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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. USDoD’s InfraGard sales thread on Breached. Department of Defense.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 4, 2023

The Crown Princess Mary Cancer Center is the healthcare facility that is in discussion and federal government agencies are trying to contain the incident on the servers of the facility, which is part of the Sydney West Cancer Network. According to sources, a hack has exposed data of over 780,000 children who were patients of Brightline.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2021

In a recent survey conducted by Cybersecurity Firm Tenable, over 106 million healthcare records were exposed to hackers during the time of past 14 months. And analysis says that most of the records were leaked from the databases of organizations operating in the healthcare sector. percent breaches on a respective note.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

The culprit: lax practices of a third-party data and analytics contractor. Related: Atrium Health breach highlights third-party risks. One might assume top-tier financial services firms and healthcare vendors would have solved third-party cyber exposures by now.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

Clout IT hosting company Netgain is is one of a number of vendors that experienced a breach that hit the health care community in the first half of 2021.( “File:NetGain Technologies.png” by Emily.cedargren is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 ). CaptureRx reported the breach to HHS as impacting 1.7 Florida Healthy Kids: 3.5

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The exposed database, containing more than 17 billion records, has raised concerns about the security of sensitive healthcare provider information and negotiated rates for medical procedures. Cigna Health data exposed The exposed database contained a staggering 17,187,743,574 records, spanning across 6.35 terabytes of data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 14, 2022

The list ranks the 100 best jobs across 17 sectors including business, healthcare and technology, taking into account factors such as growth potential, salary and work-life balance. Information security analyst beat out some strong contenders on a list where nearly four in 10 jobs were in healthcare and healthcare support roles.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Virtually every major financial institution, retailer, and scores of payment processors have been the victims of data breaches, incurring both financial and reputational damage. According to the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Services Edition , 52% of U.S. million, second only to healthcare. Requirement 3.2

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

Businesses operating globally should adapt their cybersecurity strategies to account for these disparities, ensuring protections are tailored to local risks. For instance, a ransomware attack on a healthcare provider could lead to data breaches exposing patient information.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This shift aims to enhance the safety and integrity of medical devices, emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity in healthcare. They task the Government Accountability Office (GAO) with preparing reports and conducting reviews. Additionally, the requirements expand government involvement in this sector.

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Spinone

MARCH 18, 2019

In recent years, there has been an explosion of almost unbelievable data breaches making news headlines that have resulted in anything but a positive outcome for the organizations involved. As the world we live in has become much more digital in nature, information and data volumes are increasing exponentially.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Nominate Pierluigi Paganini and Security Affairs here here: [link] Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 14, 2022

A data breach leading to IP theft is not just a revenue problem for an organization, it's a theft of the intellectual capital that is a national asset, and the lost revenue is a component of the GDP that is lost.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Canadian healthcare organization Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) has disclosed a data breach affecting client data. A subsequent investigation has shown that during the breach, unauthorized copies of files containing personal health information were taken from BORN’s systems.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M

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Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2022

Apple Lockdown Mode will protect users against highly targeted cyberattacks Fortinet addressed multiple vulnerabilities in several products Rozena backdoor delivered by exploiting the Follina bug Ongoing Raspberry Robin campaign leverages compromised QNAP devices Evolution of the LockBit Ransomware operation relies on new techniques Cisco fixed a critical (..)

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

And not just any old hacking incident, but one involving yet another healthcare provider, only demonstrating how vulnerable the industry is. In the case of the recent Excellus breach, initial investigation reports are putting hackers in their network for over a year and a half. Another day, another hack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. “Royal’s initial access utilized the basic service domain service account, connecting to a server. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. ” reads the report.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2024

The integration of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) strategies with emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things are reshaping the corporate risk landscape. The importance of GRC GRC programs are vital in helping organizations improve decision-making and minimize risk.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

While remote work has many benefits, it can increase the risk of employees suffering from directed attention fatigue (DAF) , where they find themselves unable to focus due to constant distractions. The Revere Health data breach was small scale compared to the 2020 MEDNAX data breach. The data of over 1.2

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Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

IBM’s “ 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report ” details the costs that come from a data breach as a result of various cybersecurity risks. million Healthcare organizations for the 9th year in a row had the highest costs associated with data breaches – $6.45

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The attack disrupted services at several Irish hospitals and resulted in the near complete shutdown of the HSE’s national and local networks, forcing the cancellation of many outpatient clinics and healthcare services. To get up to speed, I interviewed over a dozen of the healthcare security industry’s best and brightest minds.

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