A cybersecurity incident caused a IT outage at UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas on Sept.27, 2024, redirecting patients to other facilities. In 2024 alone, 386 cyberattacks disrupted healthcare organizations. A Ponemon and Proofpoint report revealed 92% of health institutions faced cyberattacks within 12 months. Security experts identify factors including the sufficiency of resources, interconnected systems, and prioritization of patient care over security making healthcare systems “soft targets” for hackers.
MikroTik Botnet Exploits SPF Misconfigurations to Spread Malware
A botnet exploited vulnerabilities in SPF DNS record configurations, compromising 13,000 MikroTik devices and spoofing around 20,000 web domains to spread malware. The result was
