Cybersecurity

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A Cybersecurity Advisory was issued related to the LummaC2 malware. This alert highlights the growing industry of Cyberhacking as a service. Looking at this malware product is a good lesion in good cybersecurity. You want to read this entire article.

Cyberattacks :  This is getting very real and very scary for your practice Esse Health, a healthcare provider in the Greater St. Louis area in Missouri, experienced a cyberattack that impacted its healthcare operations This event hit major network news in St Louis  https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/05/07/cyberattack-puts-healthcare-hold-hundreds-st-louis-metro/

by Michael Brody, DPM, CEO TLD Systems

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed significant updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule to enhance the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI) amid rising cyber threats.

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Briefing: Healthcare has reported that the healthcare/public health sector was one of the top 10 most impacted industries in the second quarter of 2024 and that there has been a 300% surge in ransomware attacks. There is now an entire industry of RaaS – Ransomware as a service. The same way a doctor can subscribe to have access to an EHR. Bad actors can subscribe to services that will create ransomware for them. Bad actors are also utilizing AI to create ransomware and better target ransomware attacks.

Ransomware attacks targeting industrial organizations has reached new heights and no organization is immune.

Healthcare not only accounts for a large part of the US economy (about 20%) but also, usually, enjoys decent profit margins. So it should be no surprise that entrepreneurs have an interest in using AI to tackle healthcare problems. From reading x-rays, to predicting heart disease, to understanding protein binding, AI or AI-using applications have enjoyed considerable success in specialized areas. This article discusses the potential for using AI in medical transcription which, if successful and interconnected, could improve healthcare across the board.

EngageMED, a healthcare support system, filed notice of data breach. They recognized that an authorized part was able to access the company's IT network. This resulted in unauthorized access to names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical information, health insurance information, and claim information.

A breach at Health Equity occurred because a user account of one of HealthEquity’s vendors was compromised and their password stolen, which was used by the malicious hacker to access the data repository.