Major cybersecurity breaches continue to plague the US healthcare industry, and on December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the HIPAA Security Rule, titled “The HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information”. Comments were requested and…
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UK NHS API Flaw Exposes Critical Mobile Security Risks
A recent vulnerability discovered in an UK National Health Service HS API has once again highlighted the risks associated with insecure mobile application programming interfaces (APIs). The flaw reportedly allowed unauthorized access to sensitive patient data, raising serious concerns about the security of healthcare applications. The post UK NHS API Flaw Exposes Critical Mobile Security…