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Linux malware campaign exploits malicious RAR filenames
Linux users are being targeted by a novel phishing campaign that uses malicious filenames in RAR archives to install the open-source VShell backdoor...
Healthcare cybersecurity news (8)
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HHS reaches settlement with BST after major HIPAA ransomware breach
Kirsten Peremore: Sep 7, 2025 1:09:16 PM
On August 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with BST & Co. CPAs,...
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Akron Children’s Hospital reaches settlement over meta pixel data sharing claims
Farah Amod: Sep 7, 2025 6:44:18 AM
A class action lawsuit over unauthorized data sharing through web tracking tools has led to a settlement impacting over 313,000 individuals.
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Legacy Treatment Services data breach affects nearly 42,000 patients
Farah Amod: Sep 7, 2025 6:23:48 AM
Legacy Treatment Services and its subsidiary, Community Treatment Solutions, are under investigation following a data breach that compromised the...
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Senators press Aflac for details after June cyberattack
Farah Amod: Sep 5, 2025 12:20:15 PM
Aflac is under pressure from U.S. lawmakers to disclose more about a data breach that compromised personal and health information.
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Medical marijuana data breach exposes nearly 1 million patient records
Farah Amod: Sep 4, 2025 8:06:11 AM
Unsecured databases at Ohio Marijuana Card left sensitive patient data, including medical records and ID photos, accessible to the public.
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Breach at the University of Iowa HomeCare may affect over 200,000 individuals
Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 3, 2025 1:47:49 PM
Approximately 211,000 patients and customers of the University of Iowa Community HomeCare may have had their personal data exposed after a July...
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Scraping service claims access to 1.8 billion Discord messages
Farah Amod: Sep 3, 2025 1:27:20 PM
A new Discord-focused scraping tool claims to index billions of user messages, voice chats, and files for sale on a popular leak forum.
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TransUnion confirms breach affecting 4.4 million U.S. consumers
Farah Amod: Sep 3, 2025 11:50:57 AM
The credit bureau has confirmed that personal data was stolen via a third-party Salesforce application in an ongoing wave of cyberattacks.
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CISA 2015 expiration could leave healthcare facilities exposed
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015expires on September 30, 2025, potentially removing legal protections that enable healthcare...
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Vital Imaging Medical Diagnostic Centers' data breach impacts 260K
Vital Imaging Medical Diagnostic Centers, LLC, recently disclosed a hacking-related data breach that compromised the protected health information...
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Michigan Health Network breach affects nearly 140,000 patients
Farah Amod: Sep 2, 2025 1:50:29 PM
A cyberattack on Aspire Rural Health exposed sensitive medical and personal data over a two-month period.
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Securing telehealth and remote healthcare with SASE
Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 2, 2025 4:33:28 AM
Remote healthcare has moved from a pandemic-driven necessity to a permanent part of modern medical delivery. As noted in a 2023 OECD publication, The...