no vulnerabilities in web control interfaces, etc. But even if the facility is protected from the Internet-side, it won’t stop a cybercriminal from looking for other methods to break in if his
Hospitals become major target for ransomwareHospitals have come under attack again by cyber-criminals using ransomware to extort money. This comes at a time when ransomware campaigns are shifting focus from individuals to organisations.Network security...
The attack reportedly began at around 4am, when it was discovered that the hospital systems had been blocked and a ransom demand found. The attack is reminiscent of last year’s cyber attack on theIsraeli insurance company Shirbit, which was carried out by the “Black Shadow” hacker group b...
As of 15:30 on Friday afternoon, 16 NHS organisations reported they are affected - that number has risen to 25 as of 17:30, with NHS organisations in parts of Scotland also stating they've come under cyberattack. That number had risen to 33 as of 20:00 and 45 by Saturday morning. N...
Qilin was behind the ransomware attack on Synnovis servers that occurred on June 3, 2024,according to Ciaran Martin,a cybersecurity expert and former head of the National Cyber Security Center. The attack severely disrupted medical services in several major London hospitals under the NHS. The...
From a cyber perspective, if the hospitals that are still standing suffer a cyberattack that leads to downtime and ambulance diversions, patients must travel even further to get to the nearest hospital, heightening patient safety risks.
A doctor at one of the hospitals hit by the cyberattacks said the facility was forced to go down to using pen and paper for all its operations after the attack. This prevented the health-care workers from updating patient records. Under normal circumstances, that could lead to many life-or...
With an ever-increasing attack surface, compelling financial incentives for attackers and under-budgeted, substandard cybersecurity operations, the U.S. health care system is indeed in critical condition. Public-private partnerships and increased investments in health care cybersecurity will be key to ...
access,” said Angela Kade Goepferd, medical director of the Gender Health Program at Children’s Minnesota. At Children’s Minnesota, parental consent is always required for gender-affirming care when patients are under 18, unless they have been legally emancipated from their parents, they said....
Almost immediately after these assurances were given, a London-based lab, Hammersmith Medicines Research, an outfit that was researching vaccines, found itself under attack from a ransomware variant known as Maze. Soon similar attacks rolled out across the world. It was obvious that promises fro...