A ransomware attack by the BlackSuit gang against South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has put lives at risk and created chaos for healthcare services across the country.Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Security agencies in the United States have issued a new warning about the Black Basta ransomware group, in the wake of a high-profile attack against the healthcare giant Ascension.The cyber attack last week forced the Ascension computer systems offline, and caused some hospital emergency departments to turn away ambulances "in order to ensure emergency cases are triaged immediately."Read more in my article on the Exponential-e blog.
February's crippling ransomware attack against Change Healthcare, which saw prescription orders delayed across the United States, continues to have serious consequences.Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
MPs aren't just getting excited about an upcoming election, but also the fruity WhatsApp messages they're receiving, can we trust AI with our health, and who on earth is pretending to be a producer for the Drew Barrymore TV show?All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by John Hawes.
The US government has warned the healthcare sector that it is now the biggest target of the BlackCat ransomware group.Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Prescription orders across the United States are reportedly being delayed after a cyber attack impacted a healthcare technology firm that supplies services to pharmacies, including CVS Health.Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Prescription orders across the United States are reportedly being delayed after a cyber attack impacted a healthcare technology firm that supplies services to pharmacies, including CVS Health.Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The Coronavirus is hitting hard on the world's economy, creating a high volume of uncertainty within organizations.Cybersecurity firm Cynet today revealed new data, showing that the Coronavirus now has a significant impact on information security and that the crisis is actively exploited by threat actors.In light of these insights, Cynet has also shared a few ways to best prepare for the
LifeLabs, the largest provider of healthcare laboratory testing services in Canada, has suffered a massive data breach that exposed the personal and medical information of nearly 15 million Canadians customers.The company announced the breach in a press release posted on its website, revealing that an unknown attacker unauthorizedly accessed its computer systems last month and stole customers
Hello Ladies, let's talk about periods, privacy, and Facebook.Are you using an app on your smartphone to keep tracks on your periods?Well, it's worrying, because it might be sharing your extremely sensitive information like menstrual cycle and sexual activities with Facebook.A new investigative report from UK-based advocacy group Privacy International revealed how some most popular
