Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

AI Tool Used to Discover Bugs, Which Included 2 Maximum Severity VulnerabilitiesResearchers at security firm AISLE said they recently identified 38 vulnerabilities, including two maximum-severity zero-day flaws in OpenEMR, an open-source electronic medical record software platform used by about 100,000 healthcare providers globally. OpenEMR has patched the problems.

Healthcare Sector Heavily Relies on Open-Source Web Server; Older Flaws Pose RiskFederal authorities are alerting healthcare entities of vulnerabilities - including older flaws - that put Apache Tomcat at risk for attacks if left unmitigated. The open-source web server is heavily used in healthcare for hosting electronic health record and other systems and applications.

Attackers Are Targeting the Widely Used Mirth Connect Data Integration PlatformCyberattackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability in the NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect product, an open-source data integration platform widely used by healthcare companies, said CISA in an alert Monday. The flaw, which allows remote code execution, has been known since October 2023.