Healthcare data breaches are becoming more frequent and severe, with 133 million patient records stolen in 2023 alone. These breaches not only impact patient privacy but also pose regulatory and reputational risks to organizations. This was exemplified by the Summit Pathology data breach, originating from a phishing email, affecting 1.8 million patients’ data. To prevent such breaches, adopting a proactive, zero-trust approach, utilizing tools such as Data Detection and Response and Content Disarm and Reconstruction is vital in safeguarding sensitive data.
‘Matrix’ Hackers Deploy Massive New IoT Botnet for DDoS Attacks
Aqua Nautilus researchers have found a new large-scale Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) campaign, launched by threat actor Matrix, which targets a network of Internet-connected