Cyberattacks
FirstWatch’s Mike Taigman and Bill Ott discuss the cyberattack warning and lessons learned from a N.C. ransomware attack
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Officials say 911 responses have not been affected, but the attack has changed the way dispatchers perform their work
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Pasquotank-Camden EMS is moving to a secure cloud-based system after hackers found a software vulnerability and were able to access 15 years of patient records
The probe found computers at 81 health trusts had not been updated to secure them against the WannaCry ransomware attack
Many EMS agencies and other public safety organizations have significant exposed risks that can lead to cyberattack data breaches and infrastructure damage
An official said “a limited set of data” was inadvertently saved in unencrypted files posted online through an application development site
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Heritage Valley Health System said there’s no evidence confidential patient information had been accessed
Seven of the 47 affected hospitals and clinics in Britain are still having IT problems; new variants of the rapidly replicating malware were discovered
The extortion attack, which locked up computers and held users’ files for ransom, is believed to be the biggest of its kind ever recorded
British Prime Minister Theresa May said there is no evidence that patient data has been compromised
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The laptop was protected with a password, but officials said it is unclear if it was encrypted
The hackers gained access to names, dates of birth, lab results and telephone numbers
Meetkumar Desai remotely used javascript to cause iOs devices to open popup alerts, apps and place phone calls
Martin Gottesfeld claims the hospital hacking was to protest the treatment of a teenage patient caught up in a custody fight
EMS director Jim Albright said the county was made aware of the problem via email about 10 days ago by a hacker who identifies security flaws
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Cybersecurity, a real and credible threat to EMS agencies, is an additional risk for EMS leaders to understand and manage
The growing concern of a cyber attack has prompted agencies to reevaluate their backup plans should such an event occur
Chief Richard Bowers said he is looking into the matter and that his department will not tolerate bullying of any kind
The hospital was paralyzed by an attack last month after disregarding urgent public warnings since 2007 that their system needed a simple update to keep their data secure
A virus crippled MedStar Health Inc.'s computer systems and forced the hospital to revert to a paper system to keep patient records
The Dept. of Homeland Security announced effort to prevent Distributed Denial of Service attacks against next-gen 911 systems
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