Industrial Cyber reports: A new report from Runsafe Security highlights how medical device cybersecurity has shifted from a traditional IT issue to a critical patient safety concern. The survey of 605 healthcare executives reveals that 22 percent of healthcare organizations experienced cyberattacks targeting medical devices, with 75 percent of those incidents directly affecting patient care. About 35 percent now…
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Ryuk ransomware’s initial access expert extradited to the U.S. from Ukraine
Bill Toulas reports: A member of the notorious Ryuk ransomware operation who specialized in gaining initial access to corporate networks has been extradited to the United States. The suspect is a 33-year-old foreign man who was arrested in April 2025 in his home in Kyiv at the request of the FBI. He was extradited to…
Alleged Geisinger hacker will defend himself pro se.
John Beauge reports: The man accused of downloading protected information of more than 1.2 million Geisinger Health System patients in 2023 will defend himself at his criminal trial. U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann granted the motion of Max Vance to proceed pro se but assigned assistant public defender Gerald A. Lord as standby…
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare reveals it was also impacted by Cerner/Legacy Oracle cyberattack
WTXL reports: Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare is releasing more information regarding a cybersecurity event that happened this past January. A spokesperson told WTXL ABC 27 they were recently notified that a previous vendor TMH used had experienced a cybersecurity event involving unauthorized access to data, including certain patient information. TMH says its current electronic health record…
Hospital cyberattack investigation complete, no formal review needed (1)
Paul Pedro reports a follow-up to the massive ransomware attack on Ontario hospitals via an attack on TransForm by the Daixin threat actors: The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) has completed a review into a massive cyberattack on five regional hospitals in 2023 and found hospital officials acted “adequately.” But in its decision,…
Largest Ever Seizure of Funds Related to Crypto Confidence Scams
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against more than $225.3 million in cryptocurrency. According to the complaint, the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI used blockchain analysis and other investigative techniques to determine that the cryptocurrency is connected to the theft…