COVID-19 hacking extends to supply chain for controlling vaccine temperature, IBM says

Three groups targeted seven prominent companies in Canada, France, India, South Korea and the United States, Microsoft said.

The flaw has been fixed, but it’s a reminder of how software tools used to combat the pandemic can open up new fronts in data insecurity

It's an example of how criminals can impact patient care.

The spy agency GCHQ is using digital tools originally developed to tackle online propaganda and recruitment material from the Islamic State, sources told The Times of London.

Nearly five years after Hollywood Presbyterian, numerous health care organizations have had to endure their own ransomware ordeals.

Threat briefings are being held for hospital executives, federal officials are appealing for more data and hospitals are hardening their computer networks.

At issue are the obligations of health care organizations to defend their data, and victims’ ability to hold them accountable for failing to do so.

“UNC1878 is one of most brazen, heartless and disruptive threat actors I’ve observed over my career,” Mandiant's Charles Carmakal said.

Cybercriminals reportedly posted batches of Vastaamo's patient information on the dark web and claimed that individual people could protect their data by directly paying a ransom.

The multi-step process included collecting information that could help victims and would-be victims, as well as used in court.