Three major cyber attacks, known as Volt Typhoon, Change Healthcare, and Salt Typhoon, marked the US national cycling trends in 2024. The China-linked Volt Typhoon targeted vital infrastructure such as communication, energy, transportation, and water sectors. Change Healthcare was a large scale ransomware attack on the largest healthcare payments provider in the US, while Salt Typhoon saw intrusion into telecommunications, with hackers monitoring calls and compromising wiretapping systems.
Dispersed responsibility, lack of asset inventory is causing gaps in medical device cybersecurity
Witnesses at a House hearing on medical device cybersecurity highlighted the need for better tracking of devices and their vulnerability to cyber threats. They noted
