News in the Healthcare category

Target open sources scanner for digital credit card skimmers

Target, one of the largest American department store chains and e-commerce retailers, has open sourced 'Merry Maker' - its years-old proprietary scanner for payment card skimming.
- Bill Toulas
- February 03, 2022
- 12:27 PM
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Broward Health discloses data breach affecting 1.3 million people

Florida's Broward Health healthcare system has disclosed a large-scale data breach incident impacting 1,357,879 individuals.
- Bill Toulas
- January 03, 2022
- 11:50 AM
- 1
Alleged ransomware affiliate arrested for healthcare attacks

A 31-year old Canadian national has been charged in connection to ransomware attacks against organizations in the United States and Canada, a federal indictment unsealed today shows.
- Ionut Ilascu
- December 07, 2021
- 03:37 PM
- 1
Planned Parenthood LA discloses data breach after ransomware attack

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles has disclosed a data breach after suffering a ransomware attack in October that exposed the personal information of approximately 400,000 patients.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 01, 2021
- 08:18 PM
- 0
DNA testing firm discloses data breach affecting 2.1 million people

DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), an Ohio-based DNA testing company, has disclosed a hacking incident that affects 2,102,436 persons.
- Bill Toulas
- November 30, 2021
- 08:26 AM
- 4
Telegram channel admins who sold fake vaccine cards arrested

The Italian financial crime agency (Guardia di Finanza - GdF) has announced the arrest of several individuals suspected of managing Telegram channels to promote fake vaccine certificates, aka 'Green Passes.'
- Bill Toulas
- November 29, 2021
- 10:11 AM
- 1
Hackers target biomanufacturing with stealthy Tardigrade malware

An advanced hacking group is actively targeting biomanufacturing facilities with a new custom malware called 'Tardigrade.'
- Bill Toulas
- November 23, 2021
- 10:38 AM
- 0
Utah medical center hit by data breach affecting 582k patients

Utah Imaging Associates (UIA), a Utah-based radiology center, has announced a data breach affecting 582,170 people after their personal information was exposed.
- Bill Toulas
- November 19, 2021
- 10:35 AM
- 0
Medical software firm urges password resets after ransomware attack

Medatixx, a German medical software vendor whose products are used in over 21,000 health institutions, urges customers to change their application passwords following a ransomware attack that has severely impaired its entire operations.
- Bill Toulas
- November 09, 2021
- 09:15 AM
- 0
Philips healthcare infomatics solution vulnerable to SQL injection

The Philips Tasy EMR, used by hundreds of hospitals as a medical record solution and healthcare management system, is vulnerable to two critical SQL injection flaws.
- Bill Toulas
- November 05, 2021
- 11:23 AM
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