The Electronic Frontier Foundation are joining the call urging COVID-19 contact tracing app developers to consider the potential privacy and security risks posed by these technologies, while warning no...
In the last two weeks, ransomware hacking groups have deployed the decrypting payload, after several months of gathering access to and maintaining persistence on victim networks, according to the...
Colorado-based Parkview Medical Center’s technology infrastructure was hit with a ransomware attack a week ago on April 21, which caused a number of IT network outages, according to local...
Hackers are again taking aim at the increased number of remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic through two new phishing campaigns: one attack method targets Skype credentials, while the other...
Apple and Google updated their initial COVID-19 contract tracing app proposal to address feedback from industry stakeholders and some of the privacy concerns raised after the tech giants announced...
Early this week, the Washington Post revealed hundreds of active WHO credentials were leaked online. In response, WHO is reporting it’s seen a dramatic rise in cyberattacks directed against its...
In light of the rapid increase in COVID-19 cyber threats, the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the US Cyber Command are being asked to develop and...
Cybercriminals are again tailoring their attack methods to take advantage of fears stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, targeting medical providers with directed email phishing attacks, according to an...
As Google, Apple, and others work to develop COVID-19 contact tracing technology, the American Civil Liberties Union and a group of 200 scientists are warning of potential privacy risks posed by these...
Hackers are leveraging stolen credentials to gain access to internal networks through Pulse Secure Virtual Private Networks, even if the victim organization patched a well-known vulnerability,...
An increasing number of hacking groups have begun following a disturbing trend first made public by the notorious Maze threat actors: targeting hospitals and other healthcare entities with double...
The American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association developed guidance for hospitals and providers on best practice cybersecurity for the remote work environment, in response to the...
Microsoft released fixes for 113 vulnerabilities found in a range of platforms on Patch Tuesday, including 15 critical flaws, 93 important issues, and three zero-day vulnerabilities. The tech giant...
Cybercriminals are again leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic for financial benefit. The latest FBI alert warns hackers are targeting the government and other healthcare industry buyers attempting to...
The majority of reported successful ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector affect facilities with fewer than 500 employees. According to the latest RiskIQ report, these smaller providers are prime...
Several members of Congress are pressing White House Advisor Jared Kushner amid privacy concerns, after reports showed the White House has assembled technology and healthcare firms to develop an...
The Office for Civil Rights announced yet another enforcement discretion during the Coronavirus pandemic, lifting potential HIPAA penalties related to noncompliance for covered entities and business...
The week COVID-19 was declared a national emergency, several media outlets reported some hacking groups vowed to stop targeting the healthcare sector during the pandemic. At the same time, the majority...
A group of more than 30 national advocacy, industry, and research groups are calling on Vice President Mike Pence and the White House Coronavirus Task Force, the Department of Justice, and the Food and...
Cybercriminals and advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are exploiting the Coronavirus pandemic with COVID-19-related scams and phishing attacks, according to a joint alert from the Department of...
