Cybersecurity
Cyber Threat Intelligence, Alerts and Reports
As part of the AHA’s commitment to helping hospitals and health systems prepare for and prevent cyber threats, we have gathered the latest government cyber threat intelligence and alerts and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) reports.
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The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has posted the Current Activity "CISA Releases Analysis Reports on New FiveHands Ransomware".
CISA is aware of a recent, successful cyberattack against an organization using a new ransomware variant, known as FiveHands, that…
Please see the attached weekly threat brief from the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3). This week's briefing is on China's 14th Five Year Plan
On May 4, 2021 security researchers published a collaborated report identifying 21 vulnerabilities for EXIM, an open source email server platform. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely and allow for full compromise of the system. Several healthcare organizations appeared in a search…
The FBI has received notifications of unidentified cyber actors using Avaddon ransomware against US and foreign private sector companies, manufacturing organizations, and healthcare agencies. Avaddon ransomware was first advertised on Russian-language hacking forums as a ransomware-as-a-service…
Are you aware that cyber adversaries target the health care sector the most of all critical infrastructure sectors? Hospitals and health systems in particular have frequently been the target of high-impact ransomware attacks, which disrupt patient care and risk patient safety.
During the pandemic, there has been a dramatic increase in cyberattacks targeting hospitals and health systems, including disruptive ransomware attacks that have interrupted patient care and risked patient safety.
Today’s Headlines:
Leading Story
Pulse Secure Fixes VPN Zero-Day Used to Hack High-Value Targets
Data Breaches & Data Leaks
Midwest Transplant Network Suffers Suspected Ransomware Attack
Contact Tracer Breach Hits Pennsylvanians
Cyber Crimes & Incidents
Today’s Headlines:
Leading Story
Google Sued, Lawsuit Claims COVID-19 Contact Tracing Tool Exposes Data
Data Breaches & Data Leaks
Californian Healthcare Provider Discovers Patient Data was Exposed on the Internet for Over a Year
PHI of 31,000 Individuals Potentially Compromised in…