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Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2019

Alabama Hospital chain paid ransom to resume operations after ransomware attack

An Alabama hospital chain announced to have restored normal operation after paying the ransom request by crooks that infected its systems with ransomware. A hospital chain in west Alabama was recently hit by a ransomware attack that paralyzed its systems. The organization opted out to pay the ransom and announced to have restored normal operation. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2019

Ten hospitals in Alabama and Australia have been hit with ransomware attacks

A new wave of ransomware attacks hit US and Australian hospitals and health service providers causing the paralysis of their systems. Several hospitals and health service providers from the U.S. and Australia were hit by ransomware attacks that forced the administrators to shut part of their IT infrastructure. “Ten hospitals—three in Alabama and seven in […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2019

More than 737 million medical radiological images found on open PACS servers

Researchers at Greenbone Networks vulnerability analysis and management company discovered 400 Million medical radiological images exposed online via unsecured PACS servers. The experts at Greenbone Networks vulnerability analysis and management company discovered 600 unprotected servers exposed online that contained medical radiological images. The research was conducted between mid-July 2019 and early September 2019. The unprotected […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2019

Severe vulnerabilities allow hacking older GE anesthesia machines

The news is disconcerting, security experts have found vulnerabilities in two models of anesthesia machines commercialized by General Electric. General Electric is recommending not connecting two models of its anesthesia machines (GE Aestiva and GE Aespire, models 7100 and 7900) to hospital networks after researchers have discovered security flaws in the devices. The experts at the healthcare […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2019

Vulnerability in Medtronic insulin pumps allow hacking devices

Medtronic and the US government have warned that some Medtronic MiniMed insulin pumps are vulnerable to cyber attacks. Medtronic and the United States government have warned of a security vulnerability affecting some Medtronic MiniMed insulin pumps that could be exploited by hackers. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Medtronic, and the Food and Drug […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2019

Blue Cross of Idaho data breach, 5,600 customers affected

Blue Cross of Idaho announced to have suffered a data breach, hackers accessed to the personal information of about 5,600 customers. Blue Cross of Idaho announced suffered a data breach that might have exposed the personal information of about 5,600 customers (out of a grand total of 560,000 health insurance customers), including their names, subscriber […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2018

4 Industries That Have to Fight the Hardest Against Cyberattacks

Society’s dependence on internet-based technologies means security professionals must defend against cyberattacks as well as more traditional threats, such as robbers or disgruntled employees. However, cybercriminals target some industries at disproportionally high rates. Here are four of them: 1. Health Care Since health care professionals deal with life-or-death situations, cyberattacks could hinder both productivity and […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2018

Ransomware attack disrupted emergency rooms at Ohio Hospital System

Ransomware attacks continue to threaten the healthcare industry, the last incident in order of time impacted the Ohio Hospital System. The ransomware attack infected computer systems at the East Ohio Regional Hospital and Ohio Valley Medical Center reportedly caused the disruption of the hospitals’ emergency rooms. The malware hit the Ohio Hospital System on Friday, Nov. 23, evening, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2018

Health Stream left exposed online a database containing contact data for roughly 10,000 medics

An IT professional has discovered that the US healthcare company Health Stream left exposed online contact information for roughly 10,000 medics. The IT expert Brian Wethern has discovered that the US healthcare company Health Stream left exposed online a database containing contact information for roughly 10,000 medics. Wethern reported his discovery to Health Stream ten days ago, he explained that […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2018

A hospital victim of a new SamSam Ransomware campaign paid $55,000 ransom

The Samsam Ransomware made the headlines in the first days of 2018, the malicious code infected systems of some high-profile targets, including a hospital that paid a $55,000 ransom. The SamSam ransomware is an old threat, attacks were observed in 2015 and the list of victims is long, many of them belong to the healthcare industry. […]

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Alabama Hospital chain paid ransom to resume operations after ransomware attack

Ten hospitals in Alabama and Australia have been hit with ransomware attacks

More than 737 million medical radiological images found on open PACS servers

Severe vulnerabilities allow hacking older GE anesthesia machines

Vulnerability in Medtronic insulin pumps allow hacking devices

Blue Cross of Idaho data breach, 5,600 customers affected

4 Industries That Have to Fight the Hardest Against Cyberattacks

Ransomware attack disrupted emergency rooms at Ohio Hospital System

Health Stream left exposed online a database containing contact data for roughly 10,000 medics

A hospital victim of a new SamSam Ransomware campaign paid $55,000 ransom

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