The recent amendments to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) represent a significant overhaul in healthcare data privacy, addressing the need to protect sensitive patient information in a digital healthcare world. The changes call for a holistic approach to data security, emphasising encryption, multi-factor authentication, enhanced risk assessments and continuous network monitoring. They also place renewed emphasis on contingency planning and extend responsibility for data protection to business associates and sub-contractors.

Bitcoin Python Library Targeted by Wallet Draining Malware
Machine learning helped detect malware aimed at bitcoinlib users, a popular Python library for creating Bitcoin wallets. Recognized under the names “bitcoinlibdbfix” and “bitcoinlib-dev,” the