The healthcare sector is at high risk of cyber crime due to outdated medical devices lacking security features, with half of hospital-used IoT devices showing critical vulnerabilities. Devices including insulin pumps, defibrillators, and pacemakers are particularly at risk, potentially leading to inaccurate readings or drug overdoses. Data theft and privacy breaches in long-term care facilities are also growing concerns due to an increased use of IoT devices.

Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details about Outlaw, an “auto-propagating” cryptocurrency mining botnet that targets SSH servers with weak credentials. The Romanian-origin malware performs SSH brute-force