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CDC report examines COVID-19-associated syndrome in children
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report describing the characteristics of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), a rare but serious condition that states have reported in more than 500 children with COVID-19.
FDA issues EUAs for ventilator devices, surgical masks
The Food and Drug Administration Tuesday authorized the emergency use of three types of ventilator accessories for treating COVID-19 patients.
Executive order seeks to expand domestic supply of ‘essential’ drugs, medical equipment and protective gear
President Trump last night signed an executive order intended to increase domestic production of essential medicines, medical equipment and protective gear.
CMS head clarifies PPP funds’ impact on rural hospitals’ Medicare payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services does not intend for Paycheck Protection Program funds to impact Medicare payments to rural hospitals, CMS Administrator Seema Verma said in a tweet.
AHA supports bipartisan Senate bill encouraging patients to seek preventative care amid COVID-19 pandemic
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced the Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies (GET CARE) Act, which would encourage patients to continue seeking preventive care during the COVID-19 pandemic, including disseminating scientific and evidence-based, preventive care-related information, with the goal of increasing the number of Americans seeking preventive care across all ages, particularly in medically underserved communities.
Health care jobs increase by 125,500 in July
The health care field added 125,500 jobs in July, increasing nearly 1% to a seasonally adjusted 15.7 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Blog: Rural hospitals innovate during COVID-19
Rural hospitals, already facing enormous challenges, quickly adapted when COVID-19 reached their communities.
Iran-based Cyber Group Attempting to Exploit Critical Vulnerability, Continue Aggressive Cyber Operations
The FBI is providing warning that a group of Iran-based malicious cyber actors was attempting to exploit CVE-2020-5902 as of early July 2020. This group has conducted a significant number of intrusions against US-based networks since August 2019, leveraging several CVEs pertaining to Virtual Private Network (VPN) devices. Recent information indicates the group is trying to leverage the newly disclosed CVE-2020-5902 to obtain access to targeted networks.
Analyst Note: Re-Emergence of Emotet Botnet Poses Threat to HPH Sector
The Emotet botnet, administered by the cybercrime group TA542, emerged from a five-month hiatus on July 13, 2020. Emotet, the number one malware of 2019, infects new devices by enticing victims to execute malicious macros embedded in Microsoft Word documents. Once infected, the devices may be afflicted with a number of different types of malware, including ransomware, leading many organizations to treat Emotet infections as ransomware attacks.
Analyst Note: Meow Attack Is Wiping Internet-Exposed Databases
On 20 July, 2020, the first of what would become almost 4,000 unsecured and public-facing databases were completely destroyed. No explanation or ransom note was provided in what has been dubbed the ‘meow’ attacks. A number of recommendations on mitigating Meow attacks are available in the full report. HC3 analysts assess with high confidence that this attack poses a risk to Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector organizations as many HPH databases are currently exposed to the Internet.