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September 08, 2021
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10:34 am |
September 08, 2021
Accenture's Kaveh Safavi, MD, discusses patients' data security concerns even as they embrace telehealth and digital tools that empower them to take charge of their own care.
Although the agencies don't have any specific threat reporting about Labor Day weekend, they have observed an increase in ransomware attacks on holidays in the recent past.
Also, a new research institute focused on health AI is set to be launched in China.
The ransomware gang was reportedly linked to an attack on Ohio's Memorial Health System last month.
Around 1 million people potentially affected by suspected breach in Indonesia's COVID-19 app: report
The breach might have occurred through a third party's system, authorities said.
Hackers encrypted individuals' electronic health records, potentially compromising their Social Security numbers, medical insurance information and other data.
Cybersecurity researchers said flaws in a Cosmos DB feature allowed them to access the accounts of several thousand Microsoft Azure customers.
The agency emphasized the importance of implementing physical and cybersecurity best practices and continued to discourage victims from paying ransoms.
A report released Thursday by the cybersecurity firm Critical Insight found that bad actors have begun to shift their healthcare targets.