For the U.S. healthcare ecosystem, the 2024 ransomware attack on Change Healthcare proved to be a supply-chain earthquake in showcasing critical third-party risk that entities now must carefully and urgently consider, said Erik Decker, CISO of Intermountain Health and a federal cyber adviser.
Medical device cyber challenges are among the most complex for manufacturers and healthcare delivery organizations for a variety of reasons, but there are some promising developments underway that could help ease the pain, said Phil Englert of the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Gartner's Wam Voster on Potentially Harmful AI Decision Systems in OT Environments Industrial environments already face potential cyberthreats that could lead to downtime. But now with AI agents poised to control operational decisions, factory managers need to watch for new safety risks for cyber-physical systems, said Wam Voster, vice president analyst at Gartner.
Also, More ClickFix Attacks and Teen Booters Arrested in Poland This week, Russian hackers targeted Signal and WhatsApp users, permit-fee phishing hit U.S. applicants, ClickFix on WordPress sites, Microsoft patched 80 bugs, a 14K-router botnet, Polish teens held over DDoS tools and Finland warned of Russian, Chinese espionage. North Korean IT workers for hire.
Company Says Supply-Chain Risk Label Threatens Billions in Contracts Anthropic filed an emergency motion asking a federal appeals court to block a Defense Department decision labeling the AI developer a national security supply-chain risk. The company says the move could cost billions and followed its refusal to weaken AI safety restrictions.
'Cyber Android RAT' Can Capture WhatsApp History, Crypto Seed Phrases Cybercriminals are advertising on criminal hacking online boards an Android remote access Trojan that can steal victims' WhatsApp conversation history, surveil them in real time and extract cryptocurrency seed phrases for the low price of about $500 a month.