The HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warns that Chinese and North Korean state-sponsored cyber threat actors pose unique risks to US healthcare, having vast resources and sophistication comparable to top cybercriminal groups. APT41 from China and APT43 and Lazarus Group from North Korea frequently target healthcare data through espionage, IP theft, and malware attacks. Healthcare organizations should leverage government resources and technical controls to mitigate these threats.

Sonatype reports rise in open source malware to 17,954
The 1Q 2025 Open Source Malware Index from Sonatype revealed that open source malware packages doubled compared to the same period last year, with 56%