Black Basta ransomware, a cyber threat targeting critical infrastructure, especially healthcare providers has affected over 500 organisations worldwide, according to a warning by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The warning comes after a ransomware attack impacted healthcare provider Ascension. Black Basta, linked to exploiting critical vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect, is employing a social-engineering campaign targeting managed detection and response security tool users.

Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis
Proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare could exacerbate racial disparities within the existing US maternal mortality crisis, disproportionately impacting pregnant Black women. Medicaid funds roughly