Indonesia’s private data protection bill cleared another hurdle and could be voted into law this week. As Bloomberg reports: Data operators could face up to five years in jail and a maximum fine of 5 billion rupiah ($337,000) for leaking or misusing private information, according to Indonesia’s new data privacy bill set to be passed…
Category: Health Data
Unpatched and Outdated Medical Devices Provide Cyber Attack Opportunities
FBI Private Industry Notification PIN 20220912-001 TLP: WHITE Summary The FBI has identified an increasing number of vulnerabilities posed by unpatched medical devices that run on outdated software and devices that lack adequate security features. Cyber threat actors exploiting medical device vulnerabilities adversely impact healthcare facilities’ operational functions, patient safety, data confidentiality, and data integrity….
LockBit updates leak site with post about Sud-Francilien hospital
After weeks of information and misinformation leaking out, and after some outstanding reporting by Valéry Rieß-Marchive on LeMagIT, LockBit 3.0 has publicly confirmed that they are responsible for the attack on South Francilien Hospital Center (CHSF). Consistent with the usual rhetoric we see from threat actors in such circumstances, LockBit tries to put responsibility on…
OakBend Medical Center hit by ransomware; Daixin Team claims responsibility
While many were looking forward to the Labor Day holiday weekend, the IT department at OakBend Medical Center learned they had been hit with a ransomware attack. The center is still trying to recover. In a notice on its website, the Texas medical center disclosed that after being hit by ransomware on September 1, it…
What’s the impact of ransomware attacks on healthcare entities? Did you ask the people who really know?
Expect some buzz next week about a new report with significant findings about the impact of cyberattacks on patient care and mortality. The study was funded by Proofpoint and conducted independently by Ponemon Institute. The survey addresses important questions about the impact of various types of cyberattacks on patient safety and care. While DataBreaches appreciates…
HEALTHCARE: Still Ransomed – RedSense Fact Sheet
Seen on RedSense.com: Since early 2022, leading security industry experts have made broad estimations that ‘ransomware is on the decline’, but did they properly contextualize their data and findings? Given destabilization from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and tightening U.S. and EU law enforcement activities, ‘ransomware is on the decline’ proponents underestimate their adversaries’ motivations, resiliency, and…