Healthcare giant hit by Ryuk ransomware
The international healthcare provider Universal Health Services (UHS) was recently forced to shut down its systems at its US healthcare operations following a network attack.
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Data reveals NHS bombarded by scam emails during pandemic peak
Figures released have shown that at the height of the coronavirus outbreak, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) was struck by a torrent of
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Cybercriminals target small healthcare centres and hospitals
New research has revealed that hackers are now favouring smaller healthcare facilities and hospitals as targets for ransomware attacks, as they are seen to be…
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ICO fines Bupa £175,000 for failing to protect customer data from misuse
Bupa Insurance Services Limited who manages domestic and global insurance policies has been fined £175,000 under the Data Protection Act 1998 for failing to have…
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Hacked email account source of data breach at Boys Town Children’s Hospital
Omaha-based Children’s Hospital, Boys Town National Research Hospital, confirmed on July 20 that it was involved in a security incident. The personal data of 105,309…
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Singapore health system hack affects personal data of 1.5 million
Singapore is battling yet another government targeted cyber attack. It’s not the first to hit the Singapore government, a previous attack on the defence ministry…
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Massive attack on the Norwegian healthcare provider, Health South-East RHF
A Norwegian healthcare provider, Health South-East RHF, is investigating an unauthorised intrusion into its IT systems which may have breached the personal data of over…
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Personal data of Welsh NHS employees stolen
Thousands of Welsh NHS employees have had their personal data stolen. The data is processed by a private contractor, Landauer, who’s system has been hacked.…
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Health records, in the millions, for sale on the darkweb
The importance of securing personally identifiable data has been emphasised once again. Allegedly a large US insurance company has been breached by a zero-day attack…
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Reality of Data Security within the NHS
We often hear or read of one or other NHS trust having undergone a data breach and mostly this leads to loss and compromise of…