Topic: healthcare cybersecurity
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DaVita Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Million Patients in Ransomware Attack
DaVita suffered a ransomware attack exposing personal, health, and financial data of approximately 2.7 million patients. The Interlock ransomware gang claimed responsibility and published stolen data after failed negotiations with the company. DaVita is notifying affected individuals, offering cr...
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Kettering Health Blames Interlock Ransomware for Cyberattack
Kettering Health, an Ohio healthcare provider, suffered a cyberattack by the Interlock ransomware group in May, compromising sensitive data and disrupting operations, including patient communications. The organization has secured compromised systems, implemented enhanced security measures, and re...
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Your Heartbeat Can Identify You, Even in Anonymous Data
ECG signals can be used to re-identify individuals with 85% accuracy, challenging the effectiveness of current anonymization methods in health data. The study highlights that ECG patterns are stable biometric markers, similar to fingerprints, making them vulnerable to linkage attacks across datas...
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NHS Supplier Hit by Cyber-Attack, Patient Care Unaffected
A cyber-attack on NHS supplier DXS International was contained, with patient care and clinical services remaining fully operational and minimal disruption expected. The company is investigating with NHS England and notified authorities, highlighting heightened security protocols for sensitive hea...
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Cyberattack Forces Belgian Hospital AZ Monica to Shut Down Servers
A major Belgian hospital was forced to disconnect all servers due to a severe cyberattack, causing widespread operational disruption and highlighting the vulnerability of critical healthcare services. The attack led to the cancellation of all scheduled procedures, a shift to paper-based systems d...
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University of Hawaii Cancer Center Struck by Ransomware
A ransomware attack on the University of Hawaii Cancer Center in August 2025 compromised decades-old research files, including historical Social Security numbers of study participants, though clinical operations were unaffected. The university paid a ransom to obtain a decryption tool and secure ...
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Microsoft Retires Decades-Old Security Threat
Microsoft is removing the deprecated and cryptographically broken RC4 encryption cipher from Windows, ending a major security vulnerability exploited in high-profile attacks like Kerberoasting. The RC4 cipher, integrated into Active Directory in 2000, remained a default fallback for decades despi...
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Windows SMB Flaw Exploited, OAuth Apps Hijacked
Digital security faces escalating threats including active exploitation of critical Windows SMB and WSUS vulnerabilities, alongside attackers hijacking trusted OAuth applications to create persistent cloud backdoors. The attack surface is expanding dramatically as interconnected systems link oper...
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Black Kite Launches AI-Driven Cyber Risk Assessments
Black Kite introduces an AI-driven platform for third-party cyber risk management, automating vendor security assessments to replace outdated manual processes and deliver faster, more accurate insights. The platform uses AI to analyze existing documentation and technical data, generating comprehe...
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