South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday demanded swift and severe penalties for those responsible for a massive data breach at e-commerce giant Coupang that exposed personal information belonging to more than 33 million customers. Lee called it “astonishing” that the company failed to detect the intrusion for five months and said the “scale of the damage is massive.”

A customer service associate deployed at the National University Hospital (NUH) has been fined for repeatedly accessing confidential patient information without authorisation. Norkamelia Osman, 34, pleaded guilty to one charge under the Computer Misuse Act, with another similar offence taken into consideration during sentencing on Monday, December 1. According to court proceedings, Norkamelia began working as a customer service associate at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in Ju

SEOUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for increased penalties for corporate negligence in data breaches, saying a massive leak at e-commerce giant Coupang (CPNG.N) , opens new tab  had served as a wake-up call. The breach - resulting in personal data for some 33 million Coupang customers being leaked - was South Korea's worst in more than a decade. Coupang, which saw its New York-listed stock tumble 5% overnight, is now grappling with

F our years after the cyberattack that crippled Hillel Yaffe Hospital, the vulnerabilities of Israel’s healthcare system remain glaring. Since the outbreak of the war in October 2023, Israel’s digital domain has turned into a front line: by year’s end, authorities recorded 3,380 cyberattacks, a 150% surge compared to previous years.   More than 800 of them carried “significant damage potential,” according to ynet. Microsoft’s 2025 Digital Defense Report places Israel as the w

Computer services that nursing homes utilize, as well as several other private companies, were targeted in an ongoing cyberattack Nursing homes  have fallen victim to a series of cyber attacks, the National Cyber Directorate announced on Thursday. Computer services that nursing homes utilize, as well as several other private companies, were targeted in an ongoing attack, prompting a response from the National Cyber Directorate , the Health Ministry, and the Social Affairs Min

An Ontario hospital's privacy breach involving an AI transcription tool reveals how organizational oversights can undermine even the strongest data protection intentions. According to an investigation into the incident, the breach resulted from "two critical security gaps." First, a former physician used his personal email address in a meeting group, contrary to hospital policy. Second, the meeting organizer did not remove the physician from the meeting invite following his d

The Russia-linked Cl0p ransomware cartel claims it has the data of numerous companies, with the UK's health system NHS, Mazda, Mazda USA, and Canon recently added to the gang’s ever-growing victim list. The companies were posted on Cl0p’s dark web leak site, which it uses to pressure victims into paying ransom. Automotive giant Mazda, the company’s US subsidiary, Mazda USA, and optics industry giant Canon all appeared on the leak site simultaneously. The National Health Servi

Across Canada, doctors and nurses are quietly using public artificial-intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT , Claude , Copilot  and Gemini to write clinical notes, translate discharge summaries or summarize patient data. But even though these services offer speed and convenience, they also pose unseen cyber-risks when sensitive health information is no longer controlled by the hospital.

A cyber-crime network in India exploited the simplest of password mistakes — “admin123” — to gain access to around 80 CCTV dashboards nationwide. Over a span of nine months, approximately 50,000 video clips were illegally obtained from hospitals, schools, malls and private residences, and sold on messaging platforms for between ₹700 to ₹4,000 each.

Synnovis, a leading UK pathology services provider, is notifying healthcare providers that a data breach occurred following a ransomware attack in June 2024, which resulted in the theft of some patients' data. Formerly known as Viapath, Synnovis was founded as GSTS Pathology  in 2009 . A new entity, called Synnovis, was created in  October 2022  as a partnership between international medical diagnostics provider SYNLAB, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and King's Co

India’s healthcare sector is witnessing a digital revolution. From electronic health records (EHRs) to telemedicine, cloud-based hospital information systems, and connected medical devices, patient care has never been more efficient or accessible. But with this convenience comes an unsettling reality: cybercriminals now see hospitals as a goldmine.

According to the directorate's investigation, the hackers used stolen information to gain access to the targeted systems. A wave of cyberattacks targeting Israeli companies that provide IT services to businesses across the country, possibly connected to Iran , has been identified, the National Cyber Directorate said on Wednesday. The unsuccessful cyberattack targeting Shamir Medical Center on Yom Kippur earlier this month, which leaked emails containing sensitive patient inf

SINGAPORE – A new Bill which paves the way to mandate the sharing of patients’ health information among healthcare providers was introduced in Parliament on Nov 5 after two years of delay. Under the Health Information Bill (HIB), sharing of these details will mostly be done through a central repository called the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) system.

A woman has been charged after Scots patients had their private medical records accessed during an NHS data breach. Reports suggest around 100 patients in NHS Lothian could have had their records accessed as a result of the incident. The health board said it discovered patients in the region may have had their information "inappropriately accessed" during routine monitoring.

Heathrow  Airport, Marks & Spencer , Jaguar Land Rover, the British Library. These are some of the leading UK companies and institutions that have fallen victim to cyber crime  in the past couple of years. The repercussions have been serious – but it’s safe to say none of the attacks resulted in the death of innocent people. Yet that’s exactly what is happening with assaults on NHS  computer systems.