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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.

In the past, Putin's Unit 29155 has utilized malware like WhisperGate to target organizations, particularly those in Ukraine.

The vulnerabilities affect industrial control tech used across the healthcare and critical manufacturing sectors.

No organization can single-handedly defend against sophisticated attacks. Governments and private sector entities need to collaborate, share information, and develop defenses against cyber threats

The joint government advisory highlighted the cyber activities of Unit 29155, which has launched destructive cyber-attacks against critical infrastructure globally

Our research reveals that an unidentified threat cluster we named TIDRONE have shown significant interest in military-related industry chains, particularly in the manufacturers of drones.

Experts Say Orgs That Handle Highly Sensitive Health Info Are Targets of AttacksPlanned Parenthood of Montana, which provides patients with reproductive healthcare services including birth control and abortion, is responding to a hack and a threat by cybercriminal group RansomHub to leak 93 gigabytes of data allegedly stolen from the organization.

Justice Department Adds Russian Intelligence Officers to Ukraine Hacking IndictmentThe United States announced a superseding indictment Thursday that adds five Russian military intelligence officers as defendants while warning that Kremlin cyberthreat actors continue to target U.S. and global critical infrastructure.

Feds post $10 million bounty for each of the six's whereabouts The US today charged five Russian military intelligence officers and one civilian for their involvement with the data-wiping WhisperGate campaign conducted against Ukraine in January 2022 before the ground invasion began.…

The United States and its allies have linked a group of Russian military intelligence hackers (tracked as Cadet Blizzard and Ember Bear) to Unit 29155 of Russia's Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. [...]

How You Can Help Secure the Nation's Backbone From CyberattacksCritical infrastructure encompasses the essential services and assets vital to the functioning of society and the economy. Specializing in security in this field requires a deep understanding of the challenges and threats facing sectors such as energy, transportation, healthcare and water systems.

Threat actors linked to the RansomHub ransomware group encrypted and exfiltrated data from at least 210 victims since its inception in February 2024, the U.S. government said