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This week’s breach roundup includes details on the third-largest healthcare incident reported this year, and is led by an update on the massive cyberattack against CommonSpirit Health.

Cybersecurity disclosure and regulations could either spur a positive credit environment or cause unintended consequences if not well managed, according to Moody’s Investor Service.  

In a discussion with FDA official, Sen. Mark Warner shared his biggest healthcare cybersecurity concerns, what’s needed for his incentive program, and calls for a reset on security mindsets.

The Cyber Safety Review Board — launched earlier this year, led by DHS and composed of top federal cybersecurity officials and private sector experts — will examine the tactics the group has used to break into the networks of some of the largest businesses in the world and develop “actionable recommendations” to protect organizations, customers and employees.

Many of the organizations targeted by the group are designated as critical infrastructure, with the agencies flagging the financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing and information technology sectors as top targets.

A survey of 300 U.S. defense contractors find many still fail to meet baseline cybersecurity standards or utilize modern technologies for monitoring threats. Experts told SC Media the findings underscore how much work the Pentagon and industry have to protect the valuable intellectual property and unclassified data that underpins U.S. military superiority.

After reports detailing the scraping of hospital data by Meta Pixel tools and other tracking tech and several breach notices, OCR blasts the likely privacy violations and reminds providers of HIPAA requirements.