Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Category Case Study The healthcare industry is facing an ever-growing cyber threat that has doubled in the last five years. Ransomware attacks are among the most common methods used to target healthcare systems, resulting in millions of people’s personal information being compromised and costing the healthcare systems millions of dollars.

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Google Security

JANUARY 23, 2025

Posted by Jianing Sandra Guo, Product Manager, Android, Nataliya Stanetsky, Staff Program Manager, Android Today, people around the world rely on their mobile devices to help them stay connected with friends and family, manage finances, keep track of healthcare information and more all from their fingertips.

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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 Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. million of its patients, as well as employees and their dependents.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 20, 2021

It is also not uncommon for firms in the healthcare vertical to symbiotically share various types of information with one another; private healthcare-related data is also almost always shared during the M&A process – even before deals have closed.

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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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Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Chances are youve received at least one of these letters, which means you have been put at risk for identity theft and major financial losses. In 2024, there were 14 data breaches involving 1 million or more healthcare records. If you do become a victim of identity theft, youll have 24/7 U.S.-based

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Industries from healthcare and education to construction and even sports have begun experimenting with AI and VR in siloed functions, with products ranging from immersive learning material to cutting-edge home renovation tools and play-at-home golf simulation systems.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 10, 2023

This is especially alarming for industries that conduct high-value transactions online, such as banking, healthcare, government, etc., Applicants must virtually verify their identity through ID Verification and Knowledge-based Authentication (KBA) and then execute the e-signature before being affixed by the notary.

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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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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2024

The healthcare industry has had a rough time when it comes to cybersecurity. Over the last few years, the number of data breaches in the healthcare industry has gradually increased. Clearly, there’s still a lot of work to be done to improve cybersecurity measures in healthcare.

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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. million affected individuals to inform them of the data breach and provide guidance on steps they can take to protect themselves against potential fraud or identity theft. in terms of the number of people impacted.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

Located in Broward County, Florida, Broward Health currently operates more than 30 healthcare facilities. The healthcare system discovered the security breach on October 19, and reported the incident to local authorities, it also hired a third-party cybersecurity expert to help with the investigations. .” Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2025

Alarmingly, the database also held sensitive data from banking institutions, healthcare providers, and government portals. To verify the authenticity of the data, Fowler contacted several individuals whose information appeared in the database.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report advises organizations to deploy multifactor authentication throughout all systems and discourage password reuse. The combination of prominent media-reported mega breaches and less famous identity thefts have promoted the industry to adopt passwordless authentication methods.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Individuals risk identity theft, financial loss, and privacy violations. Businesses, particularly those in financial services, healthcare, and retail sectors, suffer from operational disruptions and financial penalties. It's crucial to recognize that data breaches have enormous impacts on individuals, businesses, and society.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2022

Over the last few years, particularly since the start of the pandemic, malicious threat actors have increasingly targeted the healthcare sector. Kaiser did add that it does not believe there was any evidence of identity theft or misuse of PHI as a result of this incident.

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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. HHS previously detailed the severe risk posed by stolen ePHI, such as medical identity theft, the weaponization of medical data, financial fraud, and other cybercrimes.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2024

AI voice cloning enables stunningly realistic impersonation, posing critical fraud and identity theft risks. 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.

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Webroot

APRIL 30, 2025

Start with your most sensitive accounts, such as banking, email, and healthcare and update those first. Use multi-factor authentication Even if a hacker obtains your password, you can still stop them in their tracks by adding a second layer of security to your login process. Did you know? Did You Know? Did you know?

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2024

The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) tracked 1,041,312,601 data breach victims in Q2 2024, an increase of 1,170% over Q2 2023 (81,958,874 victims). The ITRC is a national non-profit organization set up with the goal of minimizing the risk and mitigating the impact of identity compromise. Over one thousand percent.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

PACS servers are used in the healthcare industry to archive images created by radiological processes and to make them available to medical staff for analysis and diagnosis. Thus, data stored on them could be accessed without authentication. “This data could be exploited by attackers for various purposes.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2022

As we ring in the new year, I asked my colleagues from around the Digital Identity & Security business to share their thoughts about the technologies that will shape 2022. . Of course, keeping patient data private and secure is paramount as connected healthcare takes off.?. Increased adoption of identity wallets for citizens

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Both data privacy and data security play a critical role in helping prevent identity theft, and adopting strong practices in both areas is essential for keeping your personal information safe. IdentityIQ is committed to helping members stay secure.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The problem: CVE-2024-22245 and CVE-2024-22250 put Windows domains vulnerable to authentication relay and session hijack attacks. The fix: System administrators must remove both the in-browser plug-in/client (VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in 6.7.0) and the Windows service (VMware Plug-in Service).

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The healthcare industry is a similarly high-value target thanks to the incredibly sensitive personal details they keep on patients and customers. According to a report by the United States Sentencing Commission, the median loss of healthcare fraud in 2021 was over $1 million per infraction.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2023

” While that is good news from a healthcare perspective, the ransomware operators did obtain something of value. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Choose a strong password that you don't use for anything else.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 17, 2024

The Future of Identity Verification: From Blockchain to Biometrics IdentityIQ Identity verification is a security tool that can help protect individuals and organizations from digital threats, identity theft, and more by limiting access only to authorized persons. What Is Biometric Authentication?

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Individuals risk identity theft, financial loss, and privacy violations. Businesses, particularly those in financial services, healthcare, and retail sectors, suffer from operational disruptions and financial penalties. It's crucial to recognize that data breaches have enormous impacts on individuals, businesses, and society.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Crimeware and spyware.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Data breaches caused by weak security measures and procedures result in severe monetary losses, erosion of clients’ trust, and irreversible reputation damage to organizations in the healthcare, financial services, technology, and retail industries, as well as government and public sector entities.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Bleeping Computer reported that a threat actor using the moniker ‘nears’ (previously near2tlg) claimed to have had access to patient records of over 1,500,000 people following the hack of multiple healthcare organizations in France. We wish to clarify that the health data concerned was not hosted by the Softway Medical Group.

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Identity IQ

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Importance of Family Identity Theft Protection IdentityIQ In today’s interconnected world, your family’s digital footprint grows every time you click, post, or shop online. million American children were victims of identity fraud last year? million American children were victims of identity fraud last year?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 9, 2024

One such advancement that's revolutionizing online security and user authentication is passkeys. By leveraging cryptographic techniques and biometric authentication, passkeys offer a more robust and user-friendly alternative to traditional passwords, addressing many vulnerabilities that have long plagued our online accounts.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks. Hospitals and healthcare organizations were an attractive target even before the coronavirus pandemic. Expanding the use of telemedicine, transforming healthcare access for remote patients.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks. Hospitals and healthcare organizations were an attractive target even before the coronavirus pandemic. Expanding the use of telemedicine, transforming healthcare access for remote patients.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 9, 2024

One such advancement that's revolutionizing online security and user authentication is passkeys. By leveraging cryptographic techniques and biometric authentication, passkeys offer a more robust and user-friendly alternative to traditional passwords, addressing many vulnerabilities that have long plagued our online accounts.

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