Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2023

Cybersecurity firm Resecurity published report on drug trafficking marketplaces currently operating in the Dark Web. Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity and risk management provider has released an eye-opening report on drug trafficking marketplaces currently operating in the Dark Web.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2024

In January, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide. ” reported Trend Micro.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2024

Pharmaceutical giant Cencora confirmed that the threat actors had access to personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) following the February 2024 cyberattack. Pharma company Cencora confirmed the theft of personal and health information following the February 2024 data breach.

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Adam Levin

MAY 7, 2020

The online credentials for 68% of pharmaceutical executives analyzed for a study have been compromised recently. The study, conducted by cybersecurity firm Blackcloak, found that the email accounts of over two-thirds of pharmaceutical executives had been compromised within the last five to ten years.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 11, 2021

On 16 December 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (“NIS II Directive”) that revises the current Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (“NIS Directive”). Cybersecurity risk management and reporting obligations.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 23, 2023

In 2022, many if not most pharmaceutical, medical device, and other life sciences companies established strategies to innovate digital health technology complementary to their existing strategic focus. The digital transformation of the life sciences industry is still widely unfolding across the marketplace.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) releases its first cyber threat landscape report for the health sector. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) releases today its first cyber threat landscape report for the health sector.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

This past year was marked by ever more significant data breaches, growing cybersecurity regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels and continued challenges in harmonizing international privacy and cybersecurity regulations. A Pivot Toward Asia for Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws. The Internet of Bodies.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2024

NIS2 adds digital service providers, waste management, pharmaceutical and labs, space, and public administration to the ‘Essential’ sectors category. Cybersecurity risk management. Cybersecurity hygiene practices and training. Network and information systems security. Cryptography and encryption.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2020

Group-IB , a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks , has detected successful attacks in Western Europe carried out in late January 2020 traced to Russian-speaking threat actors. At least two companies operating in pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors have been affected.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Nearly half of EDR tools and organizations are vulnerable to Clop ransomware gang tactics, according to tests by a cybersecurity company. Cybersecurity experts have discovered extensive use of the zero-day vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer. What they found was alarming: Out of 14,438 payloads sent, 43% of organizations in the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2021

While the pandemic is spreading on a global scale, threat actors continue to target government organizations and entities in the pharmaceutical industry. In early December, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced a cyber attack that has targeted it.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

This week WebsitePlanet along with the researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unsecured database, belonging to the US healthcare and pharmaceutical giant CVS Health, that was exposed online. Researchers discovered an unprotected database belonging to CVS Health that was exposed online containing over a billion records.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Defense (DoD) released information on a RAT variant, dubbed TAIDOOR, used by China-linked hackers in cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks. ” reads the US CISA alert. v1 , U.S. .

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The Security Ledger

JULY 22, 2024

Cybersecurity teams are turning to artificial intelligence to cover a gap in skilled cyber talent, a report from Code42 finds. The post Security Teams Lean Into AI As Cyber Worker Shortage Persists appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Related Stories China Calls Out U.S. For Hacking.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

Compromised organizations operate in different business verticals, including manufacturing, wealth management, insurance providers, and pharmaceuticals. The researchers noticed that the path contains the same mutex name as the Babuk ransomware, a circumstance that suggests the malware borrows Babuk’s leaked source code. We are in the final!

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Researchers from cybersecurity firm Intezer linked the attacks to a group operating under the APT28. The threat actors used lures consisted of documents about Sinopharm International Corporation, a pharmaceutical company involved in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and that is currently going through phase three clinical trials.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2019

Chronicle researchers while investigating the cyber attack that hit the Bayer pharmaceutical company in April. “In April 2019, reports emerged of an intrusion involving Winnti malware at a German Pharmaceutical company.” At the time the malware was used in the hack of a Vietnamese gaming company.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 26, 2023

On 16 January 2023, the Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (“ NIS2 ”) entered into force. Management bodies of essential and important entities will have to approve these cybersecurity risk management measures, supervise their implementation and be liable for non-compliance by the entity.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were used in a massive surveillance campaign aimed at users working in the financial services, oil and gas, media and entertainment, healthcare, government organizations, and pharmaceuticals.

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Cyber Info Veritas

MAY 23, 2018

Working in IT and in Cybersecurity allows me to get an exposure to any business I’m working with that no other field or profession is allowed to. I did this even before the term cybersecurity existed. by Edgar Vera, MS Cybersecurity The post How Important Are People Skills In I.T. Only then they signed their agreement.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

The APT group targeted organizations in various industries, including the aviation, gaming, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms, and software development industries. The researchers grouped the Earth Lusca’s infrastructure into two “clusters.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2019

Its customer base is comprised of eight of the top 15 banks, four of the top six healthcare insurance and managed care providers, nine of the top 15 property and casualty insurance providers, five of the top 13 pharmaceutical companies, and 11 of the largest 15 federal agencies.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed. Biomedical engineer Dr. Joe Alexander, the former medical director at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, grabbed a distinguished scientist post, as well.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

It is because of a meager $500 investment they make in cybersecurity. Perhaps, such lack of seriousness towards cybersecurity is the reason why businesses tend to suffer loss of users’ personal data, millions of dollars in resulting damages and, eventually, the loss of reputation in the industry. You might wonder, why? Final Thoughts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2020

Europol continues to observe on a daily base the trading of counterfeit pharmaceutical and healthcare products. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. Europol, as the criminal information hub for all law enforcement organisations, will continue to play its part. ” .

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

Following cybersecurity best practices is a business necessity since it reflects positively on companies and could lead to new customers. A 2020 report showed how three out of four phishing attempts targeting pharmaceutical employees also delivered malware to victims. Comodo Cybersecurity. Educating employees on mobile threats.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers from Positive Technologies have uncovered a series of attacks conducted by a Chinese threat actor that aimed at organizations in Russia and Hong Kong. The APT group targeted organizations in various industries, including the aviation, gaming, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms, and software development industries.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

According to experts from Group-IB, Russian-speaking threat actors targeted at least two companies in Western Europe in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. PeterM from Sophos confirmed that he is aware of a US health care provider that was hit with the Ryuk ransomware a couple of weeks ago.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

“The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has consistently observed Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS)-affiliated cyber threat actors using publicly available information sources and common, well-known tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to target U.S. 1 ] continues the advisory.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While mathematicians shy away from speculation, the urgency to commercially deliver new tools that can deepen cybersecurity and reinforce privacy is palpable. “We don’t know because that’s just the nature of basic research.” Cloud and mobile computing continue to accelerate, fueled by our rising reliance on IoT systems and 5G networks.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Cyber attacks. million) CO-based Mental Health Partners says an employee’s account was hacked (unknown) Sumitomo Forestry Co., Hitachi Chemical Co. Data breaches.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Pharmaceuticals For the life sciences industry, drug discovery and production require an immense amount of data collection, collation, processing and analysis. To help eliminate tool sprawl, an enterprise-grade AIOps platform can provide a holistic view of IT operations on a central pane of glass for monitoring and management.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2022

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Zloader had a special relationship with Ryuk/Conti, acting as a preferred distribution platform for deploying Ryuk/Conti ransomware. As the company’s complaint notes, some of these John Does were associated with lesser ransomware collectives such as Egregor and Netfilim.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Despite the fact the group is leveraging quite common techniques in their operations, their attacks are still quite effective and affects organizations from various sectors, including financial, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, professional services and software development, focusing mainly on Europe and USA.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 21, 2018

Related: My Health Record: privacy, cybersecurity and the hacking risk Continue reading. In the UK, a similar system called care.data was announced in 2014, but cancelled in 2016 after an investigation found that drug and insurance companies were able to buy information on patients’ mental health conditions, diseases and smoking habits.

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