Hospitals at Risk of BeyondTrust Ransomware Hacks

Summary

- Federal authorities and industry officials urge healthcare entities, including credit unions with hospital affiliations, to address a critical flaw in BeyondTrust software. - Exploitation of this vulnerability could provide attackers access to clinical networks.

Why It Matters for Texas Credit Unions

Texas CUs may have clients or partnerships with hospitals that could be affected by this vulnerability, making it relevant for compliance and risk management.

Original Source Material

Critical Vulnerability Could Give Attackers Foothold in Clinical Networks Federal authorities and industry officials are urging healthcare sector entities to address a critical flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access software, which if exploited, could give an attacker a foothold inside a hospital or clinic network.