WHY IT MATTERSUsing command-and-control infrastructure to carry out attacks globally, Qakbot enabled the most prolific ransomware groups to cause losses in the hundreds of millions, said FBI Director Christopher Wray in an announcement August…
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John Riggi, the American Hospital Association’s cybersecurity advisor, highlights the escalating cyber threat landscape due to artificial intelligence (AI) in an upcoming keynote at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum. He discusses two critical threats:…
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John Riggi, the first national advisor for cybersecurity and risk for the American Hospital Association, has been tracking cyber threats to the AHA’s more than 5,000 members, and helping many of them deal with…
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US Government disrupts massive QakBot botnet used for cybercrime, including ransomware. The FBI’s successful takedown operation aims to curb cyber adversaries’ capabilities, safeguarding against hospital-targeting attacks. John Riggi of AHA praises these efforts, paralleling…
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Cisco Talos Intelligence Group, one of the largest commercial threat intelligence teams in the world, released its report for the second quarter of 2023, highlighting the most common attacks, targets, and other significant trends….
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Point32Health, the second-largest insurer in Massachusetts, reports a six-month loss of $103 million that its CFO attributes almost entirely to a security breach at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
Harvard Pilgrim discovered the ransomware…
The Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities advisory published this month by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, provides details on the common vulnerabilities and exposures routinely and frequently exploited. In 2022, cyber actors exploited older software…
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The increasing frequency of ransomware threats and attacks have spurred healthcare organizations to focus on cybersecurity defenses. However, physical security at hospitals and clinics is still a major concern and can be just as…
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New research by the Ponemon Institute and IBM Security revealed that the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million and the costs of avoiding law enforcement after a ransomware attack have…
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HC3 has alerted healthcare organizations to the Rhysida ransomware group, advising immediate action to prevent data breaches. This group, known for mimicking customer support in ransom notes, may use phishing tactics and deploy Cobalt…
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