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Russian Actors Disrupt Websites of Political Party, Business and Government GroupsPlans by Japan and U.S. to conduct military exercises near the coast of eastern Russia prompted Russia-linked threat actors to unleash a series of denial-of-service attacks this week against a dozen websites in Japan including the majority political party, business groups and governments.

CISA and FBI Warn Software Providers to Avoid Risky Development PracticesThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI released a joint advisory urging software providers to avoid risky practices like using memory-unsafe languages and other techniques that could jeopardize critical infrastructure and national security.

Data Thefts, Leaks Follow Continuing Trend in Healthcare: ExpertA network of family health centers, a public medical center and a plastic surgery practice with nearly 180 years of combined service are among the latest healthcare groups reporting major data theft incidents to regulators. The three hacks affected nearly 740,000 patients and employees.

Advisory Warns Iranian Threat Actors Use 'Push Bombing' to Target Critical SectorsIranian cyber actors are increasingly using brute force techniques, such as password spraying and multifactor authentication push bombing, to target critical infrastructure sectors, according to a cybersecurity advisory released Wednesday by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Most IT Restored, But UHG Is Still Catching Up and Aiming to Win Back ClientsUnitedHealth Group has raised its estimates to nearly $2.9 billion for the total costs this fiscal year of the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare IT services unit. UHG said it is also working to catch up with claims processing and to win back clients disenfranchised by the attack.

Texas-Based Gryphon Healthcare Says an Unnamed Third Party Was at Center of BreachA Texas-based revenue cycle management firm is notifying about 400,000 individuals of a hacking incident it says originated with another third party. The incident is among a growing list of major breaches implicating vendors and cumulatively affecting tens of millions of patients so far this year.