Nearly 9 million Americans’ personal and health data has been compromised in the second largest cyberattack on US health-related data this year, targeting medical transcription service provider PJ&A. The breach, whose perpetrator remains unknown, involved theft of personal information ranging from dates of birth to hospital account numbers and test results. However, no usernames, passwords, or bank details were stolen. PJ&A has employed a cybersecurity vendor and is boosting its security measures in response to the breach.
Bootkitty is the first UEFI Bootkit designed for Linux systems
Cybersecurity researchers from ESET identified the first-ever UEFI bootkit for Linux systems, known as Bootkitty. The bootkit targets the system’s signature verification feature, disabling it
