Cyberattack

Health care providers may be losing up to $100 million a day from cyberattack. A doctor shares the latest

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Health care providers may be losing up to $100 million a day from cyberattack. A doctor shares the latest

Last month’s suspected ransomware attack on a major health technology company has sent the health care system reeling — costing providers an estimated $100 million daily as payment disruptions continue, according to an estimate from First Health Advisory, a digital health risk assurance firm. “This is by far the biggest ever cybersecurity attack on the American healthcare system … Read more

What caused Facebook and Instagram outage? Meta explains

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What caused Facebook and Instagram outage? Meta explains

Many users worldwide, including in India, encountered login issues with Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram that were down for more than a couple of hours on Tuesday evening before being restored. Facebook, Instagram was down for over two hours.(AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The network outage problem across Google and Meta apps was reported around … Read more

EAM S Jaishankar Flags Potential Risks From New Technologies Such As AI & Deepfake

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EAM S Jaishankar Flags Potential Risks From New Technologies Such As AI & Deepfake

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deepfakes has generated a lot of attention in this country. The wrong use of AI and deepfakes also raised a number of concerns such as Rashmika Mandana’s deepfakes or morphed videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi singing songs that have been going viral on Instagram for quite some … Read more

Health care business finds solution to cyberattack | News

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Health care business finds solution to cyberattack | News

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – If you’ve been struggling to get your prescriptions because of a cyber attack last week, the end may finally be in sight. Change Healthcare said they have found a solution.  The company announced they have set up a new prescription prescribing service that they hope will fix the problem. “It really made … Read more

Latest hospital cyberattack shows how health care systems’ vulnerability can put patients at risk

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Latest hospital cyberattack shows how health care systems’ vulnerability can put patients at risk

Tulsa, Oklahoma — Annie Wolf’s open-heart surgery was just two days away when the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, called, informing her that her procedure had been postponed after a major ransomware attack. “I’ve got a hole in my mitral valve, and basically walking around, I can’t breathe,” Wolf told CBS News. “And I … Read more

Cyberattack causes multiple hospitals to shut emergency rooms and divert ambulances

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Cyberattack causes multiple hospitals to shut emergency rooms and divert ambulances

Cybercriminals attacked the computer systems of a California-based health care provider causing emergency rooms in multiple states to close and ambulance services to be redirected. The ransomware attack happened at Prospect Medical Holdings of Los Angeles, which has hospitals and clinics in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas. Prospect Medical is investigating how the breach … Read more