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Ransomware Hits Leading US Medical Debt Collector R1 RCM Inc.
Previously, R1 RCM Inc., under different name had several incidents involving thefts of laptops containing unencrypted patient data.
August 17, 2020
Medical software firm leakes personal data of 3.1 million patients
Somehow, the misconfigured Elasticsearch cluster did not contain medical data of patients.
August 13, 2020
Emergency call service in Australia to use AI to detect signs of heart attack
As per details shared by the ministry, the AI technology will run in the background all the time and monitor every incoming emergency call.
February 9, 2020
Vulnerable infusion pumps can be remotely accessed to change dosages
Critical Bug in Medical Infusion Pumps lets Attacker Remotely install Unauthorized Firmware to Change Medication Dosages. Researchers at…
June 14, 2019
7 Times Apple Watch Saved Lives
Who doesn’t like elegant watches, especially those which could literally save your life, right? There are several types…
April 27, 2019
New malware can modify CT and MRI scan results
Call it killer malware? Israeli researchers have developed a new malware that highlights some very critical and dangerous…
April 5, 2019
Medtronic defibrillators vulnerable to life threatening cyber attacks
Defibrillators are electronic devices manufactured to save the lives of people with life-threatening heart conditions such as Hypertrophic…
March 22, 2019
Personal data of 75,000 individuals exposed after HealthCare.gov system hack
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) experienced a data breach leading to exposure of highly sensitive personal…
October 22, 2018
Medical records & patient-doctor recordings of thousands of people exposed
Another day, another trove of medical records leaked online, thanks to a misconfigured AWS S3 bucket. Medical records…
September 16, 2018
Apple Watch saves one more life by notifying user about his unusual heart rate
Who doesn’t like elegant watches, especially those who can literally save your life like the Apple Watch, right? Last…
September 1, 2018