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The AHA is warning of an increasing threat to hospitals from deepfakes: AI-generated synthetic audio, video or image media used by cyber actors for deceptive purposes.

Key computer systems at hospitals and clinics in several states have yet to come back online more than two weeks after a cyberattack that forced some emergency room shutdowns and ambulance diversions.

Three states accuse nine individuals for Trickbot and Conti cyberattacks, including Maksim Galochkin, who's indicted in California for three counts related to the 2021 Scripps Health ransomware attack.

Cyberattacks on hospitals are putting patients at risk, according to John Riggi, national advisor for the American Hospital Association. The FBI is treating the

A new report that looks at the cybersecurity posture of boardrooms – and examines the level of communication and collaboration among boards and hospital chief information security officers – shows closer alignment between boards and their infosec leaders. But it shows there's still work to be done to build a unified response to cyber threats. WHY IT MATTERS Proofpoint's second annual Board Perspective report, published Sept. 6, explores three key areas: the cybersecurity threats a...

At the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, AHA cyber risk advisor John Riggi said health systems need to prepare now for clinical and operational contingencies as high-impact ransomware attacks increase.

The U.S. Treasury Department, in coordination with the United Kingdom, Sept. 7 sanctioned 11 individuals who are part of the Russia-based Trickbot cybercrime group, whose targets have included hospitals and other critical infrastructure organizations.

"It remains a challenge to translate increased awareness into effective cybersecurity strategies that protect people and data," said a Proofpoint leader about new research comparing the POVs board directors and CISOs.

The agency said as part of the international cyber takedown, it gained lawful access to Qakbot’s infrastructure and identified more than 700,000 infected computers worldwide, including more than 200,000 in the U.S.

John Riggi, the first national advisor for cybersecurity and risk for the American Hospital Association, has been tracking cyber threats to the AHA's more than 5,000 members, and helping many of them deal with mission-critical tasks such as ransomware recovery and response, for the past five years. Before that, he spent nearly 30 years investigating and disrupting other criminal and national security threats at the FBI and CIA. Riggi – who's scheduled to deliver the opening keynote o...