Critical DICOM Server Misconfigurations Lead to Exposure of 1.6M Medical Records
– Yağmur Ernalbant
In a regular threat and vulnerability hunting activity, SOCRadar has discovered during their research that thousands of DICOM servers were exposed on the internet due to misconfigurations, resulting in the exposure of patient data for many countries.- Fraud: The exposure of patient data can lead to an increase in healthcare fraud, such as writing fake prescriptions or creating fake documents indicating receipt of healthcare services.Therefore, the [healthcare sector](https://socradar.io/resource/healthcare-threat-landscape-report/) and other relevant organizations must invest significant effort in effectively safeguarding patient data and implementing strong security measures against cyber threats.By harnessing timely, pertinent, and actionable threat intelligence via SOCRadar’s [External Attack Surface Management (EASM)](https://socradar.io/suites/attack-surface-management/), organizations can address misconfiguration challenges.Moreover, [Digital Risk Protection (DRP)](https://socradar.io/suites/digital-risk-protection/) acts as a shield for digital assets and leverages [Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)](https://socradar.io/suites/cyber-threat-intelligence/) monitoring to spotlight specific security vulnerabilities.
Link: https://socradar.io/critical-dicom-server-misconfigurations-lead-to-exposure-of-16m-medical-records/