The FBI and the Department of Justice Aug. 26 announced the disruption of a China-linked hacking group known as QTFY. The group, which also identifies as QT and QTCYBER, has targeted hospitals and health systems, as well as government services and facilities, communications, energy, information technology, and water and wastewater systems.
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Boston Scientific, a large supplier of medical devices, said in an Aug. 26 statement posted on its website that on Aug. 25 it “identified a cybersecurity incident affecting certain information technology systems that resulted in a network outage and disruption to the company’s operations.”
Epic’s MyChart has shared examples from potential phishing schemes observed as recently this month that include email messages linking to a fake MyChart website displaying erroneous medical records and others notifying of a free “2026 Medicare Health Kit.”
The National Security Agency and other federal agencies released a joint advisory Aug. 18 warning of active cyber threats to Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers, which are industrial computers used to monitor essential equipment.
A joint advisory released Aug. 19 by the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Department of Health and Human Services provides updates on activity by Medusa, a foreign ransomware-as-a-service variant first identified in 2021.
The Department of Health and Human Services Aug. 14 released a request for comments through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT on a proposed three-year generic clearance to collect routine customer feedback on service delivery and performance related to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement.
Cyberattacks against healthcare continue to grow in frequency, sophistication and impact. They have increased their targeting of healthcare third-party vendors, conducted ransomware attacks and led data-theft extortion campaigns.
U.S. and international agencies released a joint cybersecurity advisory Aug. 10 warning of actions by Gunra ransomware.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other U.S. and international agencies July 29 released joint guidance outlining minimum elements for a “software bill of materials” for organizations to better understand and improve their cybersecurity efforts.
John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, shares insights from a conversation with two FBI leaders about the surge of cyberattacks on the U.S.
What can we learn from the FBI about the surge of cyberattacks on U.S. healthcare and its recommended top 10 defensive best practices? Learn more.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other U.S. and international partners July 22 released an updated advisory on Iranian-affiliated cyber actors targeting internet-connected programmable logic controllers, which are computers used to manage and monitor equipment.
Edward You, former FBI Supervisory Special Agent and founder of EHY Consulting, explains why healthcare organizations must look beyond artificial intelligence tools and focus on protecting the data, governance and supply chains that power them.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an alert warning of four Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities being exploited by cyber threat actors.
The White House July 14 announced the establishment of
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Health and Human Services July 15 released a
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other U.S. and international agencies released a joint advisory July 13, warning of Russian cyber actors targeting vulnerable network devices, primarily routers, in critical infrastructure sectors globally, including healthcare.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency July 1 announced the formation of a new advisory body intended to foster collaboration, coordi
Leaders of the Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies, consisting of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, released a joint statement June 22 urging resilience as the evolution of artificial intelligence has been rapidly transforming cyber risk.
President Trump issued a memorandum June 12 on cybersecurity governance for national security systems used by federal agencies.