South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is still recovering from a ransomware attack in June that disrupted its systems and deleted backups. The intrusion blocked communication between labs and medical databases, causing significant delays, and disabling access to results through an online portal. The attack further pressures the health system that is already stretched due to an increase in mpox cases. Cybersecurity firm Group-IB highlights a rise in ransomware attacks on health organisations, and warns the consequences could be fatal.
Bust this Ghostscript bug or risk a big breach, say experts • The Register
Infosec circles are awash with chatter about a vulnerability in Ghostscript some experts believe could be the cause of several major breaches in the coming
