Patient portals down, ransomware up.

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🗓️ 11 October 2024

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A Colorado health system’s patient portal has been compromised. Malicious uploads to open-source repositories surge over the past year. Octo2 malware targets Android devices. A critical vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication software is being exploited. The U.S. and U.K. team up for kids online safety. The European Council adopts the Cyber Resilience Act. New York State adopts new cyber regulations for hospitals. The FBI created its own cryptocurrency to help thwart fraudsters. Our guest Dr. Bilyana Lilly joins us to talk about her new novel "Digital Mindhunters." Getting dumped via AI. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Our guest Dr. Bilyana Lilly joins us to talk about her new novel "Digital Mindhunters." Selected Reading Cyberattack targets healthcare nonprofit overseeing 13 Colorado facilities (The Record) Malicious packages in open-source repositories are surging (CyberScoop) Octo2 Malware Uses Fake NordVPN, Chrome Apps to Infect Android Devices (HackRead) Hackers Exploiting Veeam RCE Vulnerability to Deploy Ransomware (Cybersecuritynews) Britain, US set up working group to improve children’s online safety (Reuters) European Council Adopts Cyber Resilience Act (BankInfoSecurity) New York State Enacts New Cyber Requirements for Hospitals (BankInfoSecurity) FBI created a crypto token so it could watch it being abused (The Register) Man learns he’s being dumped via “dystopian” AI summary of texts (Ars Technica) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the CyberWire Network, powered by N2K. A Colorado Health System's Patient Portal has been compromised.
0:17.0	Malicious uploads to open source repository surge over the past year.
0:25.0	Achto 2 malware targets Android devices.
0:28.0	A critical vulnerability in Veme backup and replication software is being actively exploited.
0:33.7	The U.S. and UK team up for kids online safety.
0:37.3	The European Council adopts the Cyber Resilience Act.
0:40.8	New York State adopts new cyber regulations for hospitals, the FBI created its own
0:46.0	cryptocurrency to help thwart fraudsters.
0:49.2	Our guest, Dr. Billyanna Lillie, joins us to talk about her new novel Digital Mind Hunters and getting
0:56.1	dumped via AI. It's Friday, October 11, 2024.
1:12.8	I'm Dave Bitner, and this is your cyberwire Intel briefing. Happy Friday and thanks for joining us here today. It is great to have you with us.
1:34.0	A recent cyber attack on Colorado's Axis Health System has compromised the patient
1:40.0	portal used for communication with health care providers.
1:43.2	The nonprofit, which runs 13 facilities across Southwest and Western Colorado,
1:48.9	confirmed the breach but provided limited details.
1:52.2	Officials stated they are still
1:54.2	investigating and will notify patients if their data is affected.
1:58.0	Currently the patient portal remains offline with patients urge to contact clinics directly.
2:05.4	The Rysita Ransomware Gang has claimed responsibility demanding over $1.5 million.
2:12.2	This group is notorious for targeting hospitals and
2:15.0	government entities with previous attacks on prospect medical hospitals
2:19.7	and the governments of Columbus, Ohio and Seattle, Washington.
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