Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax is notifying 143 million customers after discovering cybercriminals gained access to its files through a website application vulnerability, potentially compromising customer financial data.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
Three groups of hackers targeted roughly 26,000 databases on MongoDB with ransomware Labor Day weekend, according to ZDNet.
Two computers at the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services' Office of Children's Services were infected with a Trojan horse virus July 5 and July 8, according to a Sept. 1 breach notification.
Hackers have launched cyberattacks in the European and North American energy sectors since late 2015, according to a Symantec report.
When a third party vendor is breached and their contractor's data is compromised, it's not always clear who is responsible and what the next steps should be.
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After Hillary Clinton endorsed a fact-focused social network startup targeted toward her supporters, the site faced a cyberattack and reportedly crashed, reports Recode.
Roger Severino, director of HHS' Office for Civil Rights, said a top priority for the agency is finding a "big, juicy, egregious" breach to use as an example for others, according to GovInfoSecurity.
Newark, Del.-based Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants experienced a ransomware attack June 17, which affected files on the practice's server and desktop workstations.
The Internal Revenue Service warned businesses to watch out for phishing scams seeking employee W-2 forms, according to CBS News.
The Internal Revenue Service released a public warning about a ransomware campaign impersonating the IRS and the FBI, The Sacramento Bee reports.