The US Department of Health and Human Services is proposing updated rules to improve cybersecurity in the healthcare sector under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The changes come in response to an observed rise in large cyberattacks targeting health information, with certain types of attacks up 89%-102% since 2019. The revision aims to ensure healthcare providers implement latest cybersecurity practices and more robust protections for electronic health information.

FIN7 Deploys Anubis Backdoor to Hijack Windows Systems via Compromised SharePoint Sites
The Russian cybercrime group FIN7 is linked to a Python-based backdoor named Anubis, providing them remote access to compromised Windows systems, says Swiss cybersecurity firm