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Recent Incidents Highlight Patient Record Cyber Risks Tied to Third-Party Suppliers
Vendor security risk has long been a source of pain for many healthcare providers. Veradigm - formerly Allscripts - and ApolloMD are among the latest software and services vendors reporting hacking incidents potentially triggering headaches for customers and their patients.

Researchers Uncover Covert Chinese Access to US Service Provider Infrastructure
Mandiant said it has tracked a Chinese-linked espionage campaign using BRICKSTORM malware to quietly embed within U.S. infrastructure and service providers for over a year, exploiting appliance-level blind spots to maintain persistence, evade detection and potentially develop zero-day exploits.

Effects of Friday Cyberattack Still Felt in European Airports
British police arrested Tuesday night a man in his forties suspected of causing days of flight cancellations and delays at several major European airports by hacking an aviation technology company. Impacted airports include London Heathrow, Brussels Airport and Berlin Brandenburg Airport, as well as Dublin Airport.

CS4CA Nordic Summit Speaker Andreas Östrin on Key Steps to Comply With NIS2 Regs
Andreas Östrin, CIO at LSAB Group, discusses different approaches to the new NIS2 regulations and how the directive affects operational technology security and supply chain security.

'More Research' Needed, Says Google
Google DeepMind expanded its risk framework to cover scenarios where artificial intelligence models might manipulate people or resist shutdown, marking the company's most explicit warning yet about potential misalignment. DeepMind frames many of these scenarios as a malfunction.

Attackers Hid Malware in Vector Image
Hackers behind a phishing campaign appear to have used artificial intelligence-generated code to hide malware behind a wall of overly complex and useless code, said Microsoft. "Not something a human would typically write from scratch due to its complexity, verbosity and lack of practical utility."

What's Left After Raking In Millions From Other People's Blood, Sweat and Tears?
Things that continue to elude scientific observation: the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot and the ransomware hacker who voluntarily chose retirement. "There's no such thing as 'retirement' in cybercrime," despite some ransomware hackers dangling promises to leave the field.

Cloudflare's Christian Reilly on Practical AI Security, Extreme AI Implementation
Christian Reilly, field CTO at Cloudflare, shares how organizations can harness artificial intelligence technology while maintaining security. He warns against extreme AI approaches and emphasizes practical security measures for enterprise adoption.

Splx Says Hardened Prompts Lower Hallucinations But Security Gaps Persist
DeepSeek is touting its newest model as its entry into the "agent era" and performance benchmarks show a notable leap in capabilities. Security testing shows progress and persistent vulnerabilities in the Chinese company's upgraded V3.1 model. The raw model swore in response to testing prompts.

Bayhealth Medical Center Was Among Cybercrime Group's Many 2024 Healthcare Victims
Bayhealth Medical Center in Delaware - an alleged victim of a 2024 hack by the "notorious" and prolific ransomware gang Rhysida that resulted in a breach affecting nearly a half-million people - has agreed to a preliminary settlement in a proposed class action lawsuit stemming from the incident.

Attackers Could Siphon Gmail Data Unnoticed From Users Who Let AI Tool Access Email
OpenAI patched a flaw in ChatGPT's Deep Research agent that could have enabled hackers to extract Gmail data without the user's knowledge. Radware researchers said the flaw affected subscribers who authorized the artificial intelligence tool to access their email accounts.

CISOs, Regulators and Innovators Unite in New York to Safeguard Healthcare's Future
From discussions on health data explosion to the keynote on AI deployment, the Healthcare Security Summit: New York offered practical strategies to manage data risks, ensure continuity of patient care and prepare for a regulatory landscape that is rapidly reshaping cybersecurity priorities.

Speaker for Upcoming CS4CA Europe London Event Discusses OT Risk and Collaboration
IT and OT teams at critical infrastructure companies face the imperative of balancing digitalization and automation with cybersecurity. In advance of the CS4CA Europe London Conference (Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2025), event speaker Marta Majtenyi previews some of the major themes.

Major European Airports Continue to Face Service Disruptions Following Friday Hack
European cyber defenders classified as a ransomware attack an incident that disrupted several major European airports including London Heathrow resulting in flight cancelations and delays over the weekend and Monday.

Now-Dormant Gang Claimed North Carolina, Florida Groups on Data Leak Site This Year
Two medical practices - in North Carolina and Florida - are notifying a total of more than 700,000 patients whose information was potentially stolen in separate hacks earlier this year. The now-dormant ransomware gang BianLian had claimed both organizations as victims on its dark website.

Airports in Brussels, Berlin, and the UK and Ireland Impacted
Flight cancellations and delays lasting hours at several major European airports including London's Heathrow on Saturday occurred after a cyberattack against a provider of check-in and boarding systems. Hackers late Friday targeted software developed by Collins Aerospace.

New Texas health information legislation that began to go into effect on Sept. 1 includes several noteworthy provisions including requirements related to health record data storage and artificial intelligence, said regulatory attorney Rachel Rose. Rose explains the significance of the new state law.

Hackers Accessed Backup Firewall Preference Files
Firewall maker SonicWall is telling customers to reset credentials after hackers stole firewall configuration backup files stored in its cloud service. Hackers launched brute force attacks against servers storing backup files. They stole configuration data of roughly 5% of the install base.

Funding Supports Threat Hunting, Natural Language to Replace Legacy Detection
Vega aims to replace patchwork AI integrations with an analytics layer that enables real-time, natural language detection across distributed data. Backed by Accel, the company will double headcount, improve detection tuning and reduce false positives without a SIEM rip-and-replace required.

FBI Director Claims 'Supremely Qualified' Unnamed Leaders Replaced Cyber Officials
The FBI is facing growing scrutiny over reported unfilled cyber leadership roles and morale issues following politically charged dismissals, even as cybercrime hits $16.6B and hackers spoof FBI platforms - raising concerns about the bureau’s readiness to counter digital threats.