Chinese hackers breach REDCap servers, steal medical research
A China-linked espionage campaign targeted exposed REDCap servers to deploy the InfiniteRed malware and steal sensitive data from a medical institution in North America. [...]
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A China-linked espionage campaign targeted exposed REDCap servers to deploy the InfiniteRed malware and steal sensitive data from a medical institution in North America. [...]
The Computer Emergencies Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new campaign that has targeted governments and municipal healthcare institutions, mainly clinics and emergency hospitals, to deliver malware capable of stealing sensitive data from Chromium-based web browsers and WhatsApp
A new malware family named 'AgingFly' has been identified in attacks against local governments and hospitals that steal authentication data from Chromium-based browsers and WhatsApp messenger. [...]
A malicious Android spyware application named 'BMI CalculationVsn' was discovered on the Amazon Appstore, masquerading as a simple health tool but stealing data from infected devices in the background. [...]
Also: Payment Card Theft Trends, Internet Archive UpdateThis week, bulk data transfers to China, credit card theft, the Internet Archive still recovering and the Change Healthcare tally is now 100M. Ukraine fought phishers, civil society against the UN cybercrime treaty, TA866 and virtual hard drives spread malware. Google verified Sir Isaac Newton.
No mention of malware or ransomware – somewhat of a rarity these days HealthEquity, a US fintech firm for the healthcare sector, admits that a "data security event" it discovered at the end of June hit the data of a substantial 4.3 million individuals. Stolen details include addresses, telephone numbers and payment data.…