American healthcare institutions, Frederick Health and New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe), are facing disruptions from separate ransomware attacks. Frederick Health is working with third-party cybersecurity experts to recover from the incident, with its Village Laboratory temporarily closed. NYBCe has taken its systems offline while working to remedy the situation. Both institutions have not released information on the perpetrators or if data was stolen. Healthcare organisations, due to the value and volume of data they hold, are attractive targets for ransomware attacks, often leading to substantial payouts.
Cyber threat sharing network for health launched and more briefs
The Australian government has awarded a contract to nonprofit CI-ISAC to launch a Health Cyber Sharing Network. Using government funding, the network will offer medical
