HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE CYBERATTACK

India's health data faces rising risk of breaches, cyberattacks

The recent breaches of health data are particularly concerning, digital experts said, as they leave individuals vulnerable to scams, harassment and discrimination without remedy in the absence of a data protection law in the country.

Russian hacker group Phoenix targets health ministry systems

Access to the personnel directory and chief physicians of every Indian hospital is likely to have been jeopardised. This raises the prospect of exfiltration of licence documents and personally identifiable information being sold on cybercrime forums on the dark Web. The attack was inferred to be the result of India agreeing to the G7 nations’ price caps and sanctions on Russian oil.

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AIIMS cyber attack took place due to improper network segmentation: Govt in RS

In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Chandrasekhar said that following the reporting of the cyber-incident by AIIMS, the Cert In probe revealed that the attack, caused due to improper network segmentation “caused operational disruption due to non-functionality of critical applications”.

Emerging trends in healthcare: From electronic health records to the critical role of entrepreneurs

With 5G being rolled out, both old and new healthcare players will move to digital consultations, leading to increased adoption of digital health.

Threats rise for critical infra as hacktivists go on overdrive

Hacktivism - the act of hacking or breaking into a computer system for politically or socially motivated purposes, is set to see a rise in the coming year, experts have warned.

The AIIMS attack is a wake-up call to firm up India's e-defence walls

In 2019, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) tracked 3,94,499 cybersecurity incidents. In 2020, the number spiked to 11,58,208, with 2021 recording 14,02,809 instances. Till June 2022, as many as 6,74,021 cybersecurity incidents were reported.

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The bulk of the deals will come from American corporations, while a few will come from Europe and Asia-Pacific, even as high inflation and recessionary trends in the US and Europe are pushing software buyers to consolidate spends, with financial services and consumer goods companies on top of the pile.

ETtech Explainer: Tracing ransomware’s path from floppy disks to crypto

The recent cyberattack on Delhi’s AIIMS has once again put ransomware under the spotlight. Such attacks have come a long way since the first one in 1989, which involved posting infected floppy disks to 20,000 people.

Critical infra organisations must upgrade security to avoid AIIMS-like attacks, say experts

Even as enterprises have increased their cybersecurity spends, experts said critical infrastructure such as power plants, hospitals and railways still run on older operating systems and have dated security measures.

Vaccinate India's health IT systems

The health ministry, in consultation with the IT ministry, CERT-In, National Health Authority, state governments and industry must prepare a list of sector-specific guidelines on policy, practices and oversight mechanisms.

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AIIMS cyberattack rings alarm bells over e-infrastructure safety

India vulnerable as there is no law mandating regular healthcare infra audits, say experts.

FBI says Russian hackers scanning US energy systems and pose 'current' threat

"The threat from Russia in a criminal sense, in the nation-state sense, is very, very real - and current," said Bryan Vorndran, an assistant director in the FBI's cyber division, during a hearing before a US House of Representatives panel.

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Ransomware attacks on healthcare, pharma sectors seen rising in 2021

With most organisations expected to follow a hybrid working model next year, threats persist for remote work infrastructure as well. Bitcoin prices at an all-time high also raises the spectre of stealthier crypto-miners.

As eThreats rise, experts pitch for a smarter law and call for National Cyber Security Strategy 2020

​​There has been as much as a 500% increase in cyber incidents in India since lockdown was announced in March, said security experts.

Companies in India responded well to increased cyberattacks after 'total chaos' during lockdown: EY

EY in its Global Integrity Report 2020 had found that cybercriminals, trying to exploit the fears and uncertainties around the virus, have stepped up phishing and ransomware attacks, increasing the risks for organisations already struggling to operate during a pandemic.

India facing more cyber attacks from China and Pakistan since nationwide lockdown

"Because of the pandemic, healthcare services and academia are the new spaces which are emerging as targets for malicious cyber actors, while the usual areas such as critical infrastructure, government, financial services, continue to be on their radar,” Bahl said.

Made-in-China malware eyes Indian healthcare services, educational institutions

Healthcare services and educational institutions have been the targets, said Sanjay Bahl, Director-General of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), India’s nodal cyber security agency.

9,100 coronavirus-themed cyberattacks witnessed in India between Feb 2-May 2: Microsoft

Johnson said these attacks are targeting vulnerable places like healthcare organisations, state and local government, and critical infrastructure.

Why cybersecurity should be India's foremost priority

The Cybersecurity Policy of 2013 is open and technology neutral. But it needs upgradation. The digital economy today comprises 14-15% of India’s total economy, and is targeted to reach 20% by 2024. India has more than 120 recognised ‘data centres’ and clouds.