HIMSS 2023 Conference recap

HIMSS 2023, the largest annual healthcare technology conference, was a great success. The conference highlighted the importance of compliance, data privacy, and cyber security for healthcare organizations. With the increasing use of electronic systems and devices, protecting patient data has beco...

Oracle Patch Tuesday April 2023 Security Update Review

Oracle has released the second quarterly edition of Critical Patch Update, which contains a group of patches for 433 security vulnerabilities. Some of the vulnerabilities addressed this month impact various products. These patches address vulnerabilities in Oracle code and third-party components...

B. Braun Battery Pack SP with Wi-Fi

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 5.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: B. Braun Melsungen AG Equipment: Battery Pack SP with Wi-Fi Vulnerability: Improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code 'Eval Injection' 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation...

Microsoft Takes Legal Action to Disrupt Cybercriminals' Illegal Use of Cobalt Strike Tool

Microsoft said it teamed up with Fortra and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center Health-ISAC to tackle the abuse of Cobalt Strike by cybercriminals to distribute malware, including ransomware. To that end, the tech giant's Digital Crimes Unit DCU revealed that it secured a court order i...

Active Healthcare ELSI Smart Floor 安全漏洞

Active Healthcare ELSI Smart Floor is Active Healthcare's state-of-the-art smart flooring solution that reduces falls and improves safety in care environments. A security vulnerability exists in Active Healthcare ELSI Smart Floor version 3.3.3 that stems from the presence of a stored cross-site...

New ShellBot DDoS Malware Variants Targeting Poorly Managed Linux Servers

Poorly managed Linux SSH servers are being targeted as part of a new campaign that deploys different variants of a malware called ShellBot. "ShellBot, also known as PerlBot, is a DDoS Bot malware developed in Perl and characteristically uses IRC protocol to communicate with the C&C server," AhnLa...

S4x23 Review Part 3: Healthcare Cybersecurity Sessions

This article focuses on the healthcare sector. Over the past two years, the healthcare sector has been in a constant state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as widely reported in the media, it has also been threatened by cyberattacks such as ransomware...

KillNet and affiliate hacktivist groups targeting healthcare with DDoS attacks

In the last year, geopolitical tension has led to an uptick of reported cybercrime events fueled by hacktivist groups. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA published an advisory to warn organizations about these attacks and teamed with the FBI on a distributed...

KillNet and affiliate hacktivist groups targeting healthcare with DDoS attacks

In the last year, geopolitical tension has led to an uptick of reported cybercrime events fueled by hacktivist groups. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA published an advisory to warn organizations about these attacks and teamed with the FBI on a distributed...

Cloud Security Strategies for Healthcare

How to Stay Secure in the Cloud While Driving Innovation and Discovery The healthcare industry is undergoing a transformational shift. Health organizations are traditionally entrenched in an on-prem way of life, but the past three years have plunged them into a digital revolution. A heightened...

Ransomware review: March 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who builds a monthly picture of ransomware activity by monitoring the information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web leak sites. This information represents victims who were successfully attacke...

Sharp Panda Using New Soul Framework Version to Target Southeast Asian Governments

High-profile government entities in Southeast Asia are the target of a cyber espionage campaign undertaken by a Chinese threat actor known as Sharp Panda since late last year. The intrusions are characterized by the use of a new version of the Soul modular framework, marking a departure from the...

Why Healthcare Cybercrime is the Perfect Storm

Its Friday night. You, your husband, and your two children are settling in for a fun pizza and movie night together. Unexpectedly, your elderly neighbor, Anne, calls in a panic. Her husband Steve is having severe chest pains. While Anne has already called emergency services, she asks that you com...

Why Healthcare Can't Afford to Ignore Digital Identity

Investing in digital identity can improve security, increase clinical productivity, and boost healthcare's bottom line. — b y Gus Malezis, CEO of Imprivata Digitalization has created immeasurable opportunities for businesses over the past two decades. But the growth of hybrid work and expansion o...

DoppelPaymer ransomware group disrupted

Europol has announced it has arrested two suspected core members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group. On 28 February, the German Regional Police and the Ukrainian National Police, with support from Europol, the Dutch Police, and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations FBI, apprehended...

Medtronic Micro Clinician and InterStim Apps

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.4 ATTENTION: Low attack complexity Vendor: Medtronic Equipment: Micros Clinician A51200 app and InterStim X Clinician A51300 app Vulnerabilities: Unverified Password Change 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause the clinician...

Changing Healthcare Delivery Requires Evolving Security Strategies

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Why Attackers Target the Healthcare Industry

Key Takeaways: Personal health information PHI is an incredibly valuable category of personal data. When compromised and sold on the dark web, this data can be sold for thousands of dollars. Healthcare is a valuable target to attackers, including the group Killnet, which targeted healthcare sites...

Malicious DPRK Actors Target the Healthcare Industry in the US & South Korea

Threat Level Attack Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary State-sponsored malicious actors from the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea DPRK have carried out a ransomware attack against the healthcare systems of South Korea...

Healthcare Organizations Must Balance Cybersecurity with Other Priorities

Porter Research finds that today’s healthcare organizations must balance investments in data protection with resources they need to provide high-quality care...