McKnight’s Senior Living December 4, 2023
A cybersecurity threat ominously titled the “Citrix bleed” requires immediate attention from healthcare organizations, federal agencies warned Friday.
The issue is a vulnerability in network systems that could allow hackers to access private healthcare information by bypassing passwords and multifactor authentication, the Department of Health and Human Services said.
The cloud computing company Citrix first warned users of the “bleed” threat in October and since then, reports showed that hackers were exploiting the software since August, according to HHS.
Two security systems, NetScaler ADC and Netscaler Gateway 12.1, are now considered “end-of-life,” the HHS warning stated. It recommended they be replaced immediately.
The threat is exacerbated by the fact that Citrix boasts that all of the top 10 largest healthcare...
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