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Over 118K affected by MedEx Ambulance data breach
On April 14, 2025, an Illinois-based EMS provider, Medical Express Ambulance Inc., operating as MedEx Ambulance, announced a data breach that...
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Mt. Baker Imaging quietly releases data breach notice
Abby Grifno: Apr 18, 2025 3:08:13 PM
While the breach was announced via an online blog post, only limited information has been provided. A class action suit may already be in the works.
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Governments expose Android apps used as spyware
Farah Amod: Apr 16, 2025 8:01:10 AM
Western governments exposed over 100 Android apps used to surveil groups deemed a threat to China’s state interests.
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Oracle confirms second major data breach as investigations intensify
Tshedimoso Makhene: Apr 15, 2025 7:45:19 PM
Oracle has confirmed its second major data breach in a month, with hackers stealing customer login credentials. The incident has prompted federal...
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CISA flags Ivanti VPN Flaw amid ongoing espionage attacks
Kirsten Peremore: Apr 15, 2025 3:44:55 PM
In April 2025, Ivanti disclosed a critical stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-22457) affecting its Connect Secure and related...
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HHS reaches $350K settlement with Northeast Radiology over security failures
Tshedimoso Makhene: Apr 15, 2025 3:14:31 PM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reached a $350,000 settlement with Northeast Radiology over HIPAA Security Rule violations...
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AACOM reports data breach affecting almost 68K
The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) recently disclosed a data breach that may have exposed the protected health...
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Europcar GitLab breach exposes up to 200,000 customer records
Farah Amod: Apr 11, 2025 7:00:00 AM
What happened A hacker breached the GitLab repositories of Europcar Mobility Group, gaining access to application source code and customer...
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MA indicts healthcare providers over $7.8M in Medicaid fraud
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced the criminal indictment of health care providers and their owners for allegedly submitting...
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House subcommittee examines cybersecurity risks in legacy medical devices
The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on April 1 to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in legacy...
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Concord Orthopaedics breach compromises patient health data
A New Hampshire-based healthcare provider, Concord Orthopaedics, recently confirmed that a November 2024 data breach exposed an unknown number of...
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How legacy devices create backdoors into healthcare systems
Kirsten Peremore: Apr 7, 2025 1:53:10 PM
Legacy devices create systematic backdoors through four primary vulnerabilities namely unpatched software, network exposure, default configurations,...
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District Court vacates FDA LDT rule
On March 31, 2025, a U.S. District Court ruling vacated the FDA’s Laboratory Developed Tests (LDT) Rule, raising key questions about the future...