HEAL Security Dispatch Daily Digest, hosted by Richard Simmons from London, delivers timely cybersecurity trends and expert insights with a focus on healthcare. On today's episode, significant developments include the arrest of individuals in the UK tied to a smishing campaign using fake cell towers, signaling a victory against digital fraud. Mandiant warns of a threat to 165 organizations, including Ticketmaster and Santander Group, by hackers targeting Snowflake customers without adequate security measures. Additionally, the cybersecurity landscape is alarmed by malicious Visual Studio Code extensions discovered to spy and steal from developers. The healthcare sector faces dire challenges as ransomware attacks by the Russian group Qilin disrupt hospital services in London, prompting Microsoft to offer cybersecurity support to US rural hospitals. Cylance reports a data breach via a third-party platform, and Christie's auction house becomes the latest victim of the RansomHub group, compromising client data. In a crucial move, Microsoft and Google have committed to supporting the Biden administration's initiative to protect rural hospitals from cyber threats with reduced-cost security services, highlighting a collaborative effort to enhance digital security infrastructures against the backdrop of evolving cyber threats. 
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Smishing Arrests, Malware Threats, and Global Giants' Pledge to Protect Healthcare

The Daily HEAL Security Dispatch Podcast is a leading source for up-to-the-minute news and deep insights in the realm of healthcare cybersecurity and threat intelligence. 

At the heart of HEAL Security's vision is the commitment to equipping organizations and individuals with rapid, contextually rich cybersecurity updates, establishing itself as a pivotal force in unifying practice and data against the ingenious tactics of criminal and malicious entities. HEAL Security is fervently devoted to constructing a robust resource and community that champions the defense of the healthcare sector against the growing cyber threats from organized crime groups and antagonistic nation-states. Our core focus encompasses the protection of vital IT infrastructures, the security of sensitive patient and clinical information, the safeguarding of critical healthcare systems, and the assurance of continuous, undisturbed patient care services.

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