Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at DefenseScoop’s DefenseTalks on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo) Mattis: Don’t create separate military cyber service The former defense secretary said U.S. Cyber Command needs emergency authority to be able to operate inside the United States. May 23, 2024 By Tim Starks
(David Sacks/Getty Images) ‘IT security issue’ impacts multiple hospitals across several states In a statement CommonSpirit Health says it has taken certain systems offline as a precaution. Oct 5, 2022 By AJ Vicens
A TUG robot from Aethon delivers supplies at UCSF medical center in San Francisco on April 15, 2021. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Hospital hallway robots get patches for potentially serious bugs Five zero-days found in Aethon TUG robots included one that could allow an attacker to control the machines, Cynerio said. Apr 12, 2022 By Joe Warminsky
ROYAL OAK, MI – APRIL 08: A view of the north entrance to Beaumont Hospital on April 8, 2020 in Royal Oak, Michigan. (Photo by Elaine Cromie/Getty Images) Accellion breach exposed data from patients at major Michigan hospital system It's the latest in a long list of victims. Aug 31, 2021 By Tonya Riley
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN – JANUARY 15: A lab worker holds a test tube before running a polymerase chain reaction. (Photo by Aziz Karimov/Getty Images) Popular technology that hospitals use to send lab samples is vulnerable, researchers found There's no evidence attackers have exploited the software issue for their own gain. Aug 2, 2021 By Tonya Riley
The Greater Baltimore Medical Center said many of its IT systems were down. (Getty Images) Ransomware attack may delay scheduled procedures at Baltimore-area medical center This year has seen nearly double the amount of publicly reported ransomware attacks on the health sector compared to 2019, according to one tally. Dec 7, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Ransomware attacks grow more menacing during the pandemic, creating headaches in health sector Nearly five years after Hollywood Presbyterian, numerous health care organizations have had to endure their own ransomware ordeals. Nov 4, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Flickr user Thomas Hawk / CC-BY-2.0) Cyber Command, Microsoft take action against TrickBot botnet before Election Day The Pentagon and Microsoft have moved against one of the world’s largest botnets in recent weeks. Oct 12, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., the region’s biggest hospital, has been gradually recovering from a cybersecurity incident. Weeks after malware disruption, New York hospital is getting back online Malicious cyber activity has continued to disrupt IT systems in the health sector despite a raging global pandemic. Aug 20, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
A three-dimensional print of a SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, or coronavirus. (NIH) Hackers are still running coronavirus-related campaigns, CrowdStrike warns Hackers working for China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, and India, as well as hacktivists and criminals, are still using COVID-19 themed lures. Jun 24, 2020 By Shannon Vavra