Cyberattacks on U.S. healthcare are paralyzing entire systems, affecting patient treatment and causing chaos, while recovery times worsen. Health systems due to their interconnected devices, continuous operation, and under-trained staff are an attractive target for cybercriminals. The attacks can cause potentially catastrophic disruptions for patients with chronic conditions. Cybersecurity regulations must be standardized, liability shifted to technology firms, security models updated to ‘zero-trust’, and global cyber norms need to bolster national strategies.
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
