Healthcare cybersecurity news (35)

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Finastra alerts victims of breach exposing financial information

Finastra is notifying victims of an October 2024 data breach that exposed financial information to unauthorized attackers.

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Building healthcare security awareness programs

Healthcare organizations face unique cybersecurity challenges, from protecting patient data to maintaining HIPAA compliance. While technical controls...

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Baby product retailer Nuna reports data breach of 16,000 consumers

Nuna Baby Essentials has disclosed a data breach that went undetected for nearly five months, potentially exposing sensitive information of more than...

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Amazon faces first test of Washington's health data privacy law

A Washington state privacy law faces its first major test as Amazon confronts a class-action lawsuit over alleged unauthorized collection of consumer...

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Agencies warn of Ghost ransomware activity

The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint advisory warning about the Ghost ransomware group, which has been active since 2021.

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Securing healthcare data with Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB)

Healthcare organizations are adopting cloud services for everything from electronic health records (EHR) to telehealth platforms. This migration...

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Apple pulls strongest privacy tool from UK market

Apple has removed its highest-level security feature from the UK market following a standoff with the government over access to user data, marking a...

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Health Net Federal Services settles for $11M for cybersecurity failures

Health Net Federal Services (HNFS) and its parent company, Centene Corporation, have consented to an $11,253,400 settlement to resolve allegations of...

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The healthcare data breach epidemic of 2024

In 2024, cyberattacks on healthcare organizations reached record levels, exposing millions of patient records and disrupting medical services. These...

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What are nodes in blockchain?

According to a study published in Forbes, “The name blockchain is hardly accidental: The digital ledger is often described as a “chain”that’s made up...

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CL0P Ransomware resurfaces, targeting telecom and healthcare sectors

The notorious CL0P ransomware group launched a new wave of attacks in early 2025, exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities to target telecommunications...

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Amazon sued over alleged secret collection of consumer location data

A class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court alleges Amazon secretly tracked and sold sensitive consumer data through mobile apps,...

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UnitedHealthcare faces DOJ civil fraud investigation

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil fraud investigation into UnitedHealthcare, focusing on whether the company is unlawfully...

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