Using chatbots for medical advice could elicit hallucinations and even expose you to security and privacy risks. Here’s what’s at stake and how to stay safe.
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When ransomware shutters the ER, cyber resilience can help teams mitigate the damage
Here’s five ways to implement a cyber resilience plan well before a medical facility experiences a crisis.
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Canonical ships Ubuntu Core 26 with 15 years of security maintenance
Operators of industrial sensors, edge AI controllers, and connected medical equipment now have a refreshed long-term Linux option for fleets that must stay patched for more than a decade. Canonical released Ubuntu Core 26, the latest long-term supported version of its minimal, immutable operating system, with security maintenance lasting up to 15 years. The release…
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AI is more accurate than doctors in emergency diagnoses — study
A new study from Harvard Medical School indicates that AI can outperform doctors in initial assessments in emergency care, according to The Guardian. The study, published in the journal Science, compared AI tools with doctors in triage situations — the process in which patients are sorted and prioritized, and where quick decisions must be made…
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A Quarter of Healthcare Organizations Report Medical Device Cyber-Attacks
RunSafe report reveals most attacks on medical devices disrupt patient care
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Medtronic confirms breach after hackers claim 9 million records theft
Medical device giant Medtronic disclosed last week that hackers breached its network and accessed data in “certain corporate IT systems.” […]
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Cookeville Regional Medical Center hospital data breach impacts 337,917 people
A ransomware attack on Cookeville Regional Medical Center hospital (Tennessee) exposed data of 337,000 people after hackers stole 500GB of sensitive information from its systems. A ransomware attack on Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Tennessee led to a major data breach affecting about 337,000 people. The attack, carried out by the Rhysida group, involved…
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Shadow AI in Healthcare is Here to Stay
Medical professionals are not going to stop using AI tools to manage growing workloads. Organizations should prioritize bolstering security protocols to limit their blast radius.
Global Security News, Risk Management
I Uploaded My Blood Work to AI. Am I Oversharing?
When you connect medical records and health data to a chatbot, you get results. But you must understand the risks.
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Medtech giant Stryker fully operational after data-wiping attack
Stryker Corporation, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, says it’s fully operational three weeks after many of its systems were wiped out in a cyberattack claimed by the Iranian-linked Handala hacktivist group. […]
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Ransomware Will Hit Hospitals. Rehearsals Are Key to Defense
A chief medical information officer provided a peek into what hospitals face when they inevitably suffer a ransomware attack—whether it leads to short or long-term outages.
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Stryker attack wiped tens of thousands of devices, no malware needed
Last week’s cyberattack on medical technology giant Stryker was limited to its internal Microsoft environment and remotely wiped tens of thousands of employee devices. […]
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Stryker attack highlights nebulous nature of Iranian cyber activity amid joint U.S.-Israel conflict
A cyberattack that an Iranian hacking group said it carried out against medical device manufacturer Stryker might mark Tehran’s first significant cyber action since the start of the joint U.S.-Israel conflict. But even that may have been a happy accident for Iranian hackers in what has been a low buzz of activity during that timeframe,…
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Medical giant Stryker crippled after Iranian hackers remotely wipe computers
A major cyberattack on US medical supplies giant Stryker has resulted in thousands of devices being remotely wiped, after a pro-Iranian hacking group may have compromised the company’s Microsoft Intune management system. Details remain sketchy, but what appears to have happened on Wednesday at one of the world’s largest medical supplies companies could, if confirmed,…
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Iran-Linked Hacktivists Claim Wiper Attack on Stryker Systems
A cyberattack has disrupted global operations at medical technology manufacturer Stryker, forcing employees in multiple countries offline and cutting access to core corporate systems. The incident, which began March 11, triggered widespread outages across the company’s Microsoft environment and left staff temporarily unable to access internal applications and devices. “When a company the size of…
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War spreads into cyberspace after Iran-linked hackers hit medtech giant Stryker
An Iran-linked hacking group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on U.S. medical device giant Stryker, marking a potential escalation of cyber activity tied to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Stryker confirmed in a Form 8-K filing with the SEC that a cyberattack caused a global disruption to its Microsoft systems. The Wall…
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Medtech giant Stryker offline after Iran-linked wiper malware attack
Leading medical technology company Stryker has been hit by a wiper malware attack claimed by Handala, an Iranian-linked and pro-Palestinian hacktivist group. […]
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Mississippi medical center reopens clinics hit by ransomware attack
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) says it has resumed normal operations, nine days after a ransomware attack blocked access to electronic medical records and took down many of its IT systems. […]
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Medical device maker UFP Technologies warns of data stolen in cyberattack
American manufacturer of medical devices, UFP Technologies, has disclosed that a cybersecurity incident has compromised its IT systems and data. […]
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University of Mississippi Medical Center Still Offline After Ransomware Attack
University of Mississippi Medical Center is still scrambling to respond to a ransomware attack last Thursday
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University of Mississippi Medical Center Closes Clinics After Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack has forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) to temporarily close most of its clinics, cancel elective procedures, and shift to manual documentation as IT systems remain offline. The incident, detected in the early hours of Feb. 19, 2026, disrupted UMMC’s network, including its EPIC electronic medical record (EMR) platform. “We…
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Mississippi medical center closes all clinics after ransomware attack
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) closed all its clinic locations statewide on Thursday following a ransomware attack. […]
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AI chatbots are worse than search engines for medical advice
There is a clear gap between the theoretical medical knowledge of large language models (LLMs) and their practical usefulness for patients, according not a new study from the Oxford Internet Institute and the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford. The research, conducted in collaboration with MLCommons and other institutions,…