Why Healthcare Security Matters

ronjor · Jan 8, 2018

Google cancels UK ads from shady rehab clinic referrers already banned in US

by Devin Coldewey
Another day, another way tech giants are found to be profiting handsomely from unsavory ad practices. Today brings the news, as reported by the Sunday Times, that Google has reaped “millions” from shady companies that advertise online as help lines for people suffering from addiction, but in reality funnel those people to expensive private clinics, earning huge commissions.
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Minimalist · Jan 12, 2018

One in five healthcare pros have experienced patient data breaches

According to a recent University of Phoenix College of Health Professions online survey of 504 registered nurses and administrative staff, only a quarter of registered nurses have seen changes in the way their companies handle data security and patient privacy over the past year, despite increased data breaches across all industries.

The survey found that 20 percent of registered nurses (RNs) and 19 percent of administrative staff indicated that their facilities have experienced a breach of private patient data.
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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/01/12/patient-data-breaches/

Minimalist · Jan 14, 2018

Greenfield hospital falls victim to computer attack; hacker demands Bitcoin

Hancock Health fell victim to a cyber attack Thursday, with a hacker demanding Bitcoin to relinquish control of part of the hospital’s computer system.

Employees knew something was wrong Thursday night, when the network began running more slowly than normal, chief financial officer Rob Matt said.

A short time later, a message flashed on a hospital computer screen, stating parts of the system would be held hostage until a ransom is paid. The hacker asked for Bitcoin — a virtual currency used to make anonymous transactions that is nearly impossible to trace.
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http://www.therepublic.com/2018/01/...im-to-computer-attack-hacker-demands-bitcoin/

Minimalist · Jan 17, 2018

US hospital paid $55,000 ransom to hackers despite having backups

According to the local media, the attackers targeted more than 1,400 files and temporarily changed their names to “I’m sorry.”

Hancock Health CEO Steve Long says that even though they had backups of the files, they decided to pay the ransom, as restoring the files from backup would have taken days or even weeks. Also, the whole process would have been more costly than the $55,000 they paid out to the attackers.
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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/01/17/hospital-ransomware/

Minimalist · Jan 18, 2018

Healthcare records of three million Norwegians compromised in "professional" cyber attack

Hackers have reportedly breached the systems of Norway's Health South East RHF, with nearly three million patients' data potentially compromised as a result.

Health South-East is responsible for the counties of Østfold, Akershus, Oslo, Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Vestfold, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder.

The breach was announced on Monday by the authority, after it had been notified by HelseCERT, the Norwegian healthcare sector's national information security centre, that there had been abnormal activity against computer systems in the region.
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https://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/new...ians-compromised-in-professional-cyber-attack

ronjor · Jan 24, 2018

Ransomware Actors Cut Loose on Health Care Organizations

Jai Vijayan 1/24/2018
An attack on Allscripts last week that knocked out EHR services to 1,500 clients is the third reported incident just this month.
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ronjor · Jan 30, 2018

CT machines can now be hacked to boost radiation and cause 'severe damage' to patient

By Conner Forrest | January 30, 2018, 8:27 AM PST
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers warn that medical imaging devices aren't properly protected against cyberthreats.
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ronjor · Feb 8, 2018

Tennessee Hospital Hit With Cryptocurrency Mining Malware

Dark Reading Staff 2/8/2018
Decatur County General Hospital is notifying 24,000 patients of cryptocurrency mining software on its EMR system.
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ronjor · Feb 16, 2018

The flu is poking holes in hospital cybersecurity, and a shot can’t save you

By Luke Larsen — Posted on February 16, 2018 - 3:00AM
When it comes to cybersecurity breaches, we tend to think of large corporations or governmental institutions that hold vast amounts of personal data. However, hospitals and medical centers are organizations that hold onto thousands of personal records. When they’re hit by epidemics as bad this year’s flu outbreak, they’re left completely vulnerable to a cyberattack that could touch their patients’ valuable medical records.
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ronjor · Feb 20, 2018

What types of hospitals experience data breaches?

Help Net Security February 20, 2018
An estimated 16 million patient records were stolen in the United States in 2016, and last summer the British health system was crippled by a ransomware attack. While we know these events are on the rise, what do we know about the hospitals that are vulnerable to these attacks?
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Minimalist · Feb 21, 2018

Pacemakers, defibrillators are potentially hackable

Heart devices that use software or wireless communications may be vulnerable to hacker attacks that could cause life-threatening malfunctions, US cardiologists say.

Medical devices have been targets of hacking attacks for over a decade, physicians note in a paper published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

The increasing popularity of devices using software and wireless communications has created a rising risk that hackers might reprogramme devices to make them work improperly, interrupt the relay of information needed for doctors to monitor patients remotely, or prematurely drain the batteries, cardiologists write.
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...fibrillators-are-potentially-hackable-9976074

ronjor · Mar 5, 2018

Breaches on the Rise as 70% of Healthcare Firms Are Hit

5 Mar 2018 Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine
Some 70% of global healthcare organizations (HCOs) have suffered a data breach, as the sector increasingly shifts towards using digital platforms, according to Thales eSecurity.
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ronjor · Mar 5, 2018

Researchers explore real-world deployment of connected medical devices

Help Net Security March 5, 2018
ZingBox researchers detected, identified and analyzed the behavior of medical devices deployed in more than 50 hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare locations.
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ronjor · Mar 5, 2018

Insider Threat Seriously Undermining Healthcare Cybersecurity

3/5/2018 Jai Vijayan
Two separate reports suggest insiders - of the malicious and careless variety - pose more of a problem in healthcare than any other sector.
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Minimalist · Mar 6, 2018

FTC Gives Precautions On New Cards Being Sent To All Medicare Recipients

The Federal Trade Commission gave advice today on the new cards being sent to all Medicare recipients from this April to next April.

The cards are designed to help prevent identity theft by eliminating Social Security numbers and replacing them with unique Medicare numbers.

“While removing the Social Security number cuts down on many types of identity theft, you’ll still want to protect your new card because identity thieves could use it to get medical services, warned FTC Consumer Protection and Education Attorney Lisa Weintraub Schifferle.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedknu...w-cards-being-sent-to-all-medicare-recipients

Minimalist · Mar 9, 2018

One in five healthcare employees willing to sell patient data, study finds

Almost one in five (18%) employees in the healthcare industry in the United States and Canada said that they would be willing to give access to confidential medical data about patients to an unauthorized outsider for financial gain, a survey for Accenture has revealed.

They would expect no more than $500 to $1,000 for their login credentials or for deliberately installing tracking software or downloading the data to a portable drive.
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https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/03/09/healthcare-employees-patient-data/

ronjor · Mar 13, 2018

5 biggest healthcare security threats for 2018

By Michael Nadeau Senior Editor, CSO | March 13, 2018
Healthcare continues to be a popular target for ransomware, cryptomining, data theft, phishing, and insider threats.
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Minimalist · Mar 13, 2018

Healthcare industry: Attacks outpacing investments in personnel, education and resources

Recognizing that healthcare organizations are facing constant cyber attacks, the 2018 Impact of Cyber Insecurity on Healthcare Organizations study examines the myriad of cybersecurity-related challenges and how organizations are (or are not) addressing them. Results show the security stakes are high, with 62 percent of the 627 executives surveyed admitting to experiencing an attack in the past 12 months, and more than half losing patient data as a result.
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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/201...cyber-insecurity-on-healthcare-organizations/

ronjor · Mar 14, 2018

Medical Apps Come Packaged with Hardcoded Credentials

Curtis Franklin Jr. 3/14/2018
Vulnerabilities in DocuTrac applications also include weak encryption, according to Rapid7.
Two popular applications for medical records management contain hidden user accounts with hard-coded credentials that could be abused by hackers, a researcher has found.
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ronjor · Mar 28, 2018

How badly designed electronic health records can put patients in danger

By Rachel Becker @RA_Becks Mar 28, 2018
An analysis of safety hazards in Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic found medical errors linked to electronic health records.
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ronjor · Apr 4, 2018

How to Cure the Healthcare System's 'Cyberflu'

4 Apr 2018 Aviv Grafi CTO of Votiro

Expensive, top-heavy, bureaucratic – the healthcare system is all that, but we're all grateful to be living in an era when medicine has advanced to the point that it keeps us alive, on average, until we're well into our 80s.
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Minimalist · Apr 4, 2018

Brain monitor had remote code execution and DoS flaw

Cisco’s Talos security limb has warned that specialist medical hardware has remote code execution and denial of service bugs.

Talos researchers say Natus Xltek EEG medical products are susceptible to “A specially crafted network packet” that “can cause a stack buffer overflow resulting in code execution.”

Which is rather scary because the Xltek EEG range includes the Xltek EEG32U Electroencephalography (EEG) recorder and the Xltek Brain Monitor.
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/05/netus_eeg_vulnerabilities/

ronjor · Apr 5, 2018

Smartphones becoming primary device for physician and patient communications

By Lucas Mearian Senior Reporter, Computerworld Apr 4, 2018
Once considered a security risk, mobile devices are now becoming a mainstay in clinical settings for communication, the difference being the software and cloud services being used to secure data.
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ronjor · Apr 5, 2018

Supply Chain Attacks Could Pose Biggest Threat to Healthcare

Kelly Sheridan 4/5/2018
Healthcare organizations often overlook the supply chain, which researchers say is their most vulnerable facet.
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ronjor · Apr 6, 2018

Healthcare's $3 trillion question: Should the likes of Google and Facebook control this data?

By George Anadiotis for Big on Data | April 6, 2018
How is data managed? Do users get to have consent over how their data is used? And do they get a cut out of the value generated by using that data? Let's take a walk on the wild side.
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