U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare facilities in the country and funneling the payments to orchestrate additional intrusions into defense,...

IR Trends: Ransomware on the rise, while technology becomes most targeted sector

Business email compromise BEC and ransomware were the top threats observed by Cisco Talos Incident Response Talos IR in the second quarter of 2024, together accounting for 60 percent of engagements. Although there was a decrease in BEC engagements from last quarter, it was still a major threat fo...

Global IT Outage Causes Travel and Service Chaos: A Comprehensive Overview

A massive IT outage is sending shockwaves across the globe, leading to significant disruptions in travel, banking, and healthcare services. The chaos originated from two distinct issues: a misconfiguration that caused a Microsoft Azure service outage and a defective update in Crowdstrike's Falcon...

security.healthcaretechoutlook.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3947538

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

dental.healthcaretechoutlook.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3943965

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

The Not-So-Secret Network Access Broker x999xx

Most accomplished cybercriminals go out of their way to separate their real names from their hacker handles. But among certain old-school Russian hackers it is not uncommon to find major players who have done little to prevent people from figuring out who they are in real life. A case study in th...

A week in security (June 24 – June 30)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: TEMU sued for being "dangerous malware" by Arkansas Attorney General Driving licences and other official documents leaked by authentication service used by Uber, TikTok, X, and more "Poseidon" Mac stealer distributed via Google ads Federal Reserve "breached" data m...

Change Healthcare confirms the customer data stolen in ransomware attack

For the first time since news broke about a ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, the company has released details about the data stolen during the attack. First, a quick refresher: On February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare experienced serious system outages due to a cyberattack. The incident led...

Qilin Ransomware Leaks 400GB of NHS and Patient Data on Telegram

Learn about the impact of the Qilin ransomware attack on Synnovis and healthcare services. Discover the consequences of this cyber incident and its implications for patient care...

nuviatech-healthcare.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3937425

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

CVE-2024-38347

CodeProjects Health Care hospital Management System v1.0 has a SQL injection vulnerability in the Room Information module via the id parameter. The CVSS metrics indicate remote, unauthenticated access with low complexity and high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Root cause ...

How Healthcare Providers Should Think About Balancing Innovation Efforts with Cybersecurity Goals

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How Healthcare Providers Should Think About Balancing Innovation Efforts with Cybersecurity Goals

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Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout

Cybersecurity firm Recorded Future counted 44 health-care-related incidents in the month after Change Healthcare’s payment came to light—the most it’s ever seen in a single month...

New Phishing Campaign Deploys WARMCOOKIE Backdoor Targeting Job Seekers

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing phishing campaign that leverages recruiting- and job-themed lures to deliver a Windows-based backdoor named WARMCOOKIE. "WARMCOOKIE appears to be an initial backdoor tool used to scout out victim networks and deploy additional...

The vulnerability of GE HealthCare’s ultrasonic diagnostic system’s Kiosk Mode allows intruders to bypass security restrictions, gain unauthorized access to protected information, and enhance their privileges.

The vulnerability of GE HealthCare’s ultrasonic diagnostic system’s Kiosk Mode feature is related to a breach in data protection mechanisms. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to circumvent security restrictions, gain unauthorized access to protected information, and enhance their...

Using Electronic Health Records (EHRs) for Healthcare Data Extraction

Electronic health records EHRs have become crucial tools for storing and managing patient information. These digital records contain…...

Exploit for Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Nextgen Mirth_Connect

CVE-2023-43208 NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect before versi...

Imperva Protects Against Critical PHP Vulnerability CVE-2024-4577

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, staying ahead of vulnerabilities is crucial for safeguarding sensitive information and maintaining the integrity of digital assets. Recently, a critical vulnerability– identified as CVE-2024-4577 with an initial CVSS score of 9.8 – was discovered i...

Rebranded Knight Ransomware Targeting Healthcare and Businesses Worldwide

An analysis of a nascent ransomware strain called RansomHub has revealed it to be an updated and rebranded version of Knight ransomware, itself an evolution of another ransomware known as Cyclops. Knight aka Cyclops 2.0 ransomware first arrived in May 2023, employing double extortion tactics to...