Healthcare

US medical org pays $50M+ to settle case after crims raided data and threatened to swat cancer patients

Cash splashed on damages, infrastructure improvements, and fraud monitoring

Cyber-crime30 May 2025 | 2

One of Britain's largest health trusts says 'no ta' to Palantir-run data platform – for now

Care board defers decision to adopt national system

Databases23 May 2025 | 7

Greater Manchester says its NHS analytics stack is years ahead of Palantir wares

Care board draws red lines over use of UK government-backed Federated Data Platform

Databases21 May 2025 | 54

Boffins warn that AI paper mills are swamping science with garbage studies

Research flags rise in one-dimensional health research fueled by large language models

AI + ML13 May 2025 | 78

Healthcare group Ascension discloses second cyberattack on patients' data

This time criminals targeted partner’s third-party software

Cyber-crime01 May 2025 | 1

SSNs and more on 5.5M+ patients feared stolen from Yale Health

At least it wasn't Harvard

Cyber-crime24 Apr 2025 | 5

Blue Shield says it shared health info on up to 4.7M patients with Google Ads

Tech giants don't need smartphone mics to target adverts – your insurer just gives your data away, anyway

CSO23 Apr 2025 | 25

Pharmacist accused of using webcams to spy on women in intimate moments at work, home

Lawsuit claims sick cyber-voyeurism went undetected for years, using hundreds of PCs, due to lax infosec

Cyber-crime09 Apr 2025 | 23

For healthcare orgs, DR means making sure docs can save lives during ransomware infections

Organizational, technological resilience combined defeat the disease that is cybercrime

Disaster Recovery Week02 Apr 2025 | 6

Oracle Cloud security SNAFU latest: IT giant accused of pedantry as evidence scrubbed

1990s incident response in 2025

PaaS + IaaS31 Mar 2025 | 8

Cashless society could be why fewer kids are eating coins and sticking things up their noses

NHS boffins think there's a connection, but ‘snot all good news: Swallowing batteries is even more dangerous

Science31 Mar 2025 | 33

AI models hallucinate, and doctors are OK with that

Eggheads call for comprehensive rules to govern machine learning in medical settings

AI + ML13 Mar 2025 | 51

'Uber for nurses' exposes 86K+ medical records, PII in open S3 bucket for months

Exclusive Non-password-protected, unencrypted 108GB database … what could possibly go wrong

Security11 Mar 2025 | 14

Rhysida pwns two US healthcare orgs, extracts over 300K patients' data

Terabytes of sensitive info remain available for download

Cyber-crime10 Mar 2025 | 3

$16B health dept managed finances with single Excel spreadsheet. It hasn’t gone well

It's just one of 6,000 apps that New Zealand thinks might be best tamed with ERP

Software10 Mar 2025 | 83

Surprise! People don't want AI deciding who gets a kidney transplant and who dies or endures years of misery

Researchers find AI isn't ready to help with moral decision making

AI + ML08 Mar 2025 | 78

Up to $75M needed to fix up rural hospital cybersecurity as ransomware gangs keep scratching at the door

Attacks strike, facilities go bust, patients die. But it's preventable

Ransomware in Focus06 Mar 2025 | 8

Medusa ransomware gang demands $2M from UK private health services provider

Exclusive 2.3 TB held to ransom as biz formerly known as Virgin Care tells us it's probing IT 'security incident'

Cyber-crime20 Feb 2025 | 10

Healthcare outfit that served military personnel settles allegations it faked infosec compliance for $11M

If this makes you feel sick, knowing this happened before ransomware actors started targeting medical info may help

Security19 Feb 2025 | 8

Already three years late, NHS finance system replacement delayed again

Project to swap out Oracle E-Business Suite gets another red rating from projects watchdog

Applications11 Feb 2025 | 24

Veterans Affairs reboots Oracle health records project for $330M

Concerns around unfixed problems remain after system resulted in harm to some 150 patients

Databases06 Feb 2025 | 12

Medical monitoring machines spotted stealing patient data, users warned to pull the plug ASAP

Infosec in brief PLUS: MGM settles breach suits; AWS doesn't trust you with security defaults; A new .NET backdoor; and more

Security03 Feb 2025 | 9

Ransomware attack at New York blood services provider – donors turned away during shortage crisis

400 hospitals and med centers across 15 states rely on its products

Cyber-crime30 Jan 2025 | 13

Enzo Biochem settles lawsuit over 2023 ransomware attack for $7.5M

That's in addition to the $4.5M fine paid to three state AGs last year

Cyber-crime16 Jan 2025 | 1

Price-fixing-as-a-service: The claim against healthcare cost-cruncher MultiPlan

Interview Attorney Jennifer Scullion on allegations of algorithmic suppression of competition

Software14 Jan 2025 | 13

Drug addiction treatment service admits attackers stole sensitive patient data

Details of afflictions and care plastered online

Cyber-crime10 Jan 2025 | 8

DNA sequencers found running ancient BIOS, posing risk to clinical research

Updated Devices on six-year-old firmware vulnerable to takeover and destruction

Research08 Jan 2025 | 24

Boffins ponder paltry brain data rate of 10 bits per second

You may not need that high-bandwidth brain-computer interface

Science01 Jan 2025 | 92

Heart surgery device maker's security bypassed, data encrypted and stolen

Sounds like th-aorta get this sorted quickly

Cyber-crime10 Dec 2024 | 20

Mysterious outbreak with high fatality rate in the DRC could imperil tech supply chains

Is the industry ready to be tested if the unidentified deadly pathogen spreads beyond rural Kwango Province?

Science09 Dec 2024 | 48

Temporary printable tattoos could be the future of EEGs

Boffins' big brainwave of using custom skullcaps to capture, er, more brainwaves

Science05 Dec 2024 | 24

Swedish authorities probe Oracle Cerner health record rollout

$190 million project under scrutiny after reported failures

PaaS + IaaS27 Nov 2024 | 11

US senators propose law to require bare minimum security standards

In case anyone forgot about Change Healthcare

Security26 Nov 2024 | 16

Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack

Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress

Cyber-crime20 Nov 2024 | 5

Ransomware fiends boast they've stolen 1.4TB from US pharmacy network

American Associated Pharmacies yet to officially confirm infection

Cyber-crime13 Nov 2024 | 1

NHS to launch 'real-time surveillance system' to prevent future pandemics

Nanopore DNA screening technology may identify novel pathogens, propose treatments in as little as six hours

Science08 Nov 2024 | 56

Tardigrade genes may hold secret to radiation treatments for humans

Microscopic 'water bears' can survive blasts that would kill humans

Science29 Oct 2024 | 20

Healthcare Services Group discloses 'cybersecurity incident' in SEC filing

Laundry and dining provider still investigating cause and scope

Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2024 | 5

US contractor pays $300K to settle accusation it didn't properly look after Medicare users' data

Resolves allegations it improperly stored screenshots containing PII that were later snaffled

Cybersecurity Month16 Oct 2024 | 7

US healthcare org admits up to 400,000 people's personal info was snatched

It waited till just before Columbus Day weekend to make mandated filing, but don't worry, we saw it

Cybersecurity Month14 Oct 2024 | 3

Chinese boffins build soft robot finger that can take your pulse

It can also type, so the robo-doctor can heal you and write legibly

Science11 Oct 2024 | 26

Sensitive data on 61K+ patients accessed in Alabama hospital cyberattack

Intruder pored over medical records, insurance details, Social Security numbers in some cases

Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2024 |

Ransomware forces hospital to turn away ambulances

Only level-one trauma unit in 400 miles crippled

Cybersecurity Month30 Sep 2024 | 19

NHS drops another billion on tech in the hope of finally going digital

Framework promised last year set to reach value of up to £2.5B after chat with supply chain

Software23 Sep 2024 | 62

Apple AirPods Pro 2 can be sold as hearing aids, says FDA

You gotta admit, that speaks volumes for Cupertino

Personal Tech13 Sep 2024 | 85

Healthcare giant to pay $65M settlement after crooks stole and leaked nude patient pics

Would paying a ransom – or better security – have been cheaper and safer?

Security12 Sep 2024 | 22

Medical cannabis CTO says vendors would hang up when he called looking for a deal

Alternaleaf now has an outsized tech team, a build-not-buy mentality, and a love of FOSS

CxO11 Sep 2024 | 15

Scientists find a common food dye can make a live mouse's skin transparent

Do try this one at home, using a chicken breast and a recipe

Science09 Sep 2024 | 46

Blood boffins build billions of nanobots to battle brain aneurysms without surgery

Good news for rabbits, maybe great news soon for humans?

Science07 Sep 2024 | 34

Key aspects of Palantir's Federated Data Platform lack legal basis, lawyers tell NHS England

Exclusive Unless solution found, patients must be allowed to opt out

Databases05 Sep 2024 | 60

US govt halts medical study into Havana Syndrome, cites 'coercion' of participants

What was screwing with minds of US diplomats – wait, is that a black helicopt...

Science04 Sep 2024 | 49

Prior UK government planned £485M four-year budget for Palantir-based healthcare system

Exclusive Documents from NHS England meeting reveal scope of politicos spending intent

Databases21 Aug 2024 | 22

Say 'ahhhh' – AI robots are now gunning for your gums

Perceptive turns its automated dental dynamo on humans, and Zuck's dad thinks it's great

Bootnotes02 Aug 2024 | 25

Intruders at HealthEquity rifled through storage, stole 4.3M people's data

No mention of malware or ransomware – somewhat of a rarity these days

Cyber-crime29 Jul 2024 | 5

Row erupts over data sharing function in UK doctor software

Union advises members to turn off features government introduced to allow third parties to update records

Public Sector04 Jul 2024 | 38

MIT's bionic leg upgrade leaves amputees walking like the wind

Researchers expect treatment to be available clinically in around 5 years

Science02 Jul 2024 | 18