Tag: health sector

US HC3 warns of aggressive targeting by Akira ransomware, possible connections to Conti hacker group

US HC3 warns of aggressive targeting by Akira ransomware, possible connections to Conti hacker group

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued on Wednesday an analyst note on the Akira ransomware, which is a relatively new ransomware gang that has demonstrated aggressive and capable…

Chinese cyber threat actors targeting U.S. healthcare sector

HC3 white paper cautions about Chinese-based hackers targeting US public, private health sector

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) published a white paper that outlines Chinese cyber hackers who are known to target the U.S. public health and private health sector entities…

HC3 bulletin reveals June vulnerabilities of interest to healthcare sector, calls for immediate patching

HC3 bulletin reveals June vulnerabilities of interest to healthcare sector, calls for immediate patching

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has revealed that vulnerabilities affecting the health sector in June have been identified and require prompt attention. The HC3 bulletin has identified security…

Evil Corp should be considered a ‘significant threat’ to health sector based on several factors, HC3 discloses

Evil Corp should be considered a ‘significant threat’ to health sector based on several factors, HC3 discloses

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released a threat profile on Evil Corp that the cybercriminal group should be considered a significant threat to the nation’s health sector based on several factors.…

CSIRT capabilities

ENISA report assesses CSIRT capabilities in the healthcare sector

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) released on Thursday its report that highlights the sectoral CSIRT capabilities within the health sector since the implementation of the NIS directive. The aim of the report is to offer insights on current…