Ascension hospitals in Michigan and across the United States were recently subjected to a disruptive cyberattack, prompting a significant impact on their computer networks and clinical operations. As a result, the nonprofit health system, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, advised its business partners to sever online connections to its network in response to the incident.

Visa is rolling out an innovative AI solution to assess risk levels of transactions in real-time, aiming to thwart enumeration attacks facilitated by automated scripts and botnets.

In 2023, Kaspersky's findings revealed a notable surge in global mobile banking trojan assaults on Android users, marking a 33% increase from previous years. Additionally, cryptocurrency-related phishing activities experienced a significant uptick.

For around four years, Forest Blizzard (also known as Fancy Bear or APT28) has utilized a custom tool targeting a specific vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service (CVE-2022-38028). Named GooseEgg, this tool enables hackers to execute remote code, install backdoors, and steal credentials by granting them SYSTEM-level permissions.

UnitedHealth Group expects the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit to cost up to $1.6 billion this year but maintains its 2024 earnings forecast, indicating a less severe impact than anticipated.

A recently issued report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reveals that financial service enterprises have endured significant losses totaling $12 billion over the past twenty years due to cyber assaults.

In a recent alarming development, the US Department of Health has issued a stern warning to hospitals across the nation about a new wave of cyber threats targeting their IT help desks. The advisory comes amidst growing concerns over the vulnerability of healthcare institutions to malicious cyber activities.