Healthcare security news

The ransomware gang Gunra has been creating havoc - exploiting unpatched VPNs and firewalls to steal data, encrypt systems, and extort victims across healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and more. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.

Beacon has informed around 1500 customer charities that its CRM databases were accessed and likely exfiltrated by an unauthorized actor

Finance, technology and healthcare sectors were particularly heavily targeted in July, according to Comparitech

Researchers at ReliaQuest warned of widespread DNS poisoning attacks targeting the hospitality sector as part of a cyber espionage campaign

Craneware, a provider of financial software for US healthcare organizations, has disclosed a cyber incident involving unauthorized access and data theft

NHS tells staff they could face prison for “inappropriate” access to patients’ medical records

NCSC technical paper about the privacy and security design of the NHS contact tracing app developed to help slow the spread of coronavirus.