Security flaws in a vital signs monitoring device from a China-based manufacturer could allow hackers to launch an attack that spreads to all other devices connected to the same network. This is among the most serious security issues involving medical devices, says Jason Sinchak of Level Nine.
A ransomware gang published 52 gigabytes of data it says it stole from Consorci Sanitari Integral, a Barcelona health organization of 3,000 physicians and staff. CSI acknowledge a "compromise in data confidentiality" but says its systems are fully recovered thanks to cloud backups.
The toll that cyber incidents can have on healthcare entities and their patients was especially felt this week by the parents of a 3-year-old child who received an accidental megadose of medicine - a mistake attributed to IT systems being offline at an Iowa medical center.
Earlier this year, Sri Lanka became the first South Asian country to pass privacy legislation, which will go into effect in 2023. ISMG talked to several privacy experts about the highlights of Sri Lanka's Data Protection Act and what companies are doing to comply with the new regulations.
The latest ISMG Security Report examines whether banks should be held liable for the rapidly increasing Zelle fraud problem, explores the latest M&A activity among IAM vendors, and discusses the implications of the new legal framework for personal data transfers between the U.S. and Europe.
A former doctor who practiced internal medicine in several states has pleaded guilty in a New Jersey federal court to criminal HIPAA violations in a case that also involved a pharmaceutical salesman and a larger alleged $2.5 million healthcare fraud conspiracy.
Lloyd's of London says it has fully restored network services and that an investigation uncovered no evidence of a compromise. The insurance and reinsurance marketplace giant took systems offline last week after detecting what it called "suspicious activity."
Patient portals, electronic prescriptions and some other IT systems are still affected at an undisclosed number of CommonSpirit Health hospitals and clinics in several states more than one week after a cyber incident hit the multistate hospital chain.
Hackers have appropriated a red-teaming tool to hack their way into organizations, warns the Department of Health and Human Services. Tens of thousands of organizations each year are affected by a hack involving Cobalt Strike. But companies can spot the tool and should act quickly if they do.
IoT device makers need to accomplish regulatory pre-compliance and compliance testing throughout the product life cycle — from design to test validation, manufacturing, and deployment.
Solving design issues early in the product life cycle helps manufacturers achieve first-to-market breakthroughs to stay...
The progress in modern medical care is remarkable. Increasing development of
Internet of Things (IoT) devices for the medical industry is a key factor in that
progress. In recent years, pacemakers, defibrillators, and other medical device
implants have gotten smaller and smarter.
While medical devices bring a host...
Technology in the healthcare industry has evolved tremendously over the last five years. Technology is now compact, faster, and more affordable. The expectation is that all new healthcare devices and tools are intelligent — with multiple sensors
connected wirelessly to each other and the internet.
The...
A Georgia-based cancer testing laboratory has reported to federal regulators a phishing breach affecting the sensitive information of nearly 245,000 individuals. It is the lab's second hacking breach affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals reported over the last six months.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors examine the story of a Maryland couple facing charges for giving military medical records to Russia, the sentencing of a former Seattle tech worker for her massive Capital One hack, and why David Hatfield resigned as co-CEO of cloud security vendor Lacework.
U.S. President Joe Biden will mount the third attempt to normalize commercial trans-Atlantic data flows by signing an executive order implementing privacy safeguards on American intelligence gathering. The order follows nearly two years of negotiations between Brussels and Washington.
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