Patient data revealed in medical device hack 

Patient data revealed in medical device hack

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 17 January 2013 8:25 PM
DHS steps in, takes ownership of medical vulnerability research.
Hacked terminals capable of causing pacemaker deaths 

Hacked terminals capable of causing pacemaker deaths

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 17 October 2012 12:33 PM
Security holes enable attackers to switch off pacemakers, rewrite firmware from 30 feet away.
AusCERT2012: Calls for real-time drug reporting 

AusCERT2012: Calls for real-time drug reporting

In Risk - By James Hutchinson, 18 May 2012 11:43 AM
Pseudoephedrine blocks not enough.
Insulin pumps can be hacked  

Insulin pumps can be hacked

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 5 August 2011 1:00 PM
Like "getting root on the body".
Hackers hold US medical data hostage 

Hackers hold US medical data hostage

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 6 May 2009 10:19 AM
Hackers have taken control of the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) and are demanding a US$10 million ransom for the return of patient’s records.
Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks  

Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 12 February 2009 12:47 PM
The risk of patient information disclosures on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks is much higher than if a health care worker loses a laptop or removable storage device, according to ...
Proliferating HIPAA complaints and medical record breaches 

Proliferating HIPAA complaints and medical record breaches

In Risk - By Sue, 27 May 2008 2:06 PM
The number of complaints regarding violations of the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) continue to increase each year in tandem with an increase ...
Pacemakers vulnerable to attack 

Pacemakers vulnerable to attack

In Web/client - By Sue Marquette, 17 March 2008 10:02 AM
Heart patients beware: If you feel a sudden jolt to your chest, it may be that someone has hacked into your pacemaker, according to recent research that investigated security ...
Storm makes house calls: New messages lead to bogus medical sites, evade filters 

Storm makes house calls: New messages lead to bogus medical sites, evade filters

In Messaging - By Jack Rogers, 31 January 2008 10:47 AM
The notorious Storm worm botnet, which has mounted phishing attacks on major banks and spawned several waves of holiday-themed messages in recent weeks, is generating spam that ...
Major US medical services company loses 75 000 personal files  

Major US medical services company loses 75 000 personal files

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 15 March 2007 8:52 AM
Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a division of WellPoint a medical services company in the US , has begun notifying 75,000 members that a compact disc holding their personal ...
Man charged over medical college database theft 

Man charged over medical college database theft

By René Millman, 25 July 2006 12:31 PM
A 46-year-old man has been charged with stealing the membership database held at the American College of Physicians (ACP) in Philadelphia.
US Army Medical Command takes aim at Active Directory 

US Army Medical Command takes aim at Active Directory

By Rob Jaques, 15 September 2004 9:55 AM
The US Army Medical Information Technology Centre has implemented an upgrade to improve the security, performance and availability of its global Microsoft Active Directory ...
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