Rise in Cyberattacks: Indian Healthcare Sector Faces a Massive Surge in Hacking

Rise in Cyberattacks: Indian Healthcare Sector Faces a Massive Surge in Hacking

According to a new report, the Indian healthcare sector has emerged as a major target for hackers, suffering an average of 6,935 cyberattacks per week over the past six months. According to cybersecurity vendor Check Point Software Technologies, this trend has highlighted the growing attack surface due to the rapid adoption of technologies such as … Read more

Russian hacker group Phoenix targets health ministry systems – ET HealthWorld

Russian hacker group Phoenix targets health ministry systems – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Cybersecurity company CloudSEK’s AI digital risk platform XVigil on Wednesday detected a group of Russian-born threat actors claiming to have targeted India Ministry of Health‘s health management information system. Access to the staff directory and chief physicians of all Indian hospitals is likely to have been jeopardized. This raises the possibility of exfiltration … Read more

The biggest security risks of using fitness trackers and apps to monitor your health

The biggest security risks of using fitness trackers and apps to monitor your health

Fitness trackers, which help monitor sleep quality, heart rate, and other biological metrics, are a popular way to help Americans improve their health and well-being. There are many types of trackers on the market, including those from well-known brands like Apple, Fitbit, Garmin, and Oura. While these devices are becoming more popular and have legitimate … Read more

‘Vulnerable in many ways’: Hackers target high-profile drug and mental health patients in data leak

‘Vulnerable in many ways’: Hackers target high-profile drug and mental health patients in data leak

Medibank customers don’t know if their personal information is among what hackers leaked to the dark web overnight. Key points: The ABC understands that the basic information of around 5 million Medibank clients has been published on the dark web A list dubbed “naughty” by hackers is said to include around a hundred people with … Read more