Cybersecurity

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland has taken possession of two domain names claiming to be the websites of actual biotech companies Moderna and Regeneron but instead were fraudulent websites that allegedly stole users' info for phishing…

Solarwinds, a major supplier of network security and management software to governments, private industry, and industry titans like FireEye and Microsoft, was found to have been compromised.

An October newsletter emailed from Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital inadvertently revealed the emails of its 880 recipients, the hospital said.

Augusta, Ga.-based University Hospital is fending off hundreds of cyberattack attempts per day, according to The Augusta Chronicle.

Mass General Brigham has implemented new technical tools to limit employee emails and filter out unusual attachments as a preventive measure against cyberattacks, according to a Business Insider report.

Hackers infiltrated a software company used by thousands of companies and government agencies and were then able to compromise the computer systems of its customers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The European Medicines Agency was recently hit by a cyberattack, which left data related to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine vulnerable to hackers, The Hill reports. 

An October ransomware attack at Sonoma Valley Hospital in California exposed tens of thousands of patient records, the hospital notified its patients last week.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned of vulnerabilities within Medtronic's MyCareLink Smart device, which monitors pacemaker activity and sends information to clinicians.

The volume and intensity of cyberattacks on hospitals and health systems increased during the second half of 2020, and experts believe there is more to come.