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Christian Dameff MD “quaddi”

@cdameff.bsky.social
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ER doc. Hacker. Security Researcher @UCSD.

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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
On the one-year anniversary of CrowdStrike's disastrous crashes that took down millions of computers worldwide, a new study finds 750-plus hospital networks in the US were disrupted, and 200-plus appear to have had outages of patient medical services. www.wired.com/story/at-lea...
wired.com
At Least 750 US Hospitals Faced Disruptions During Last Year’s CrowdStrike Outage, Study Finds
Of those, more than 200 appear to have had outages of services related to patient care following CrowdStrike’s disastrous crash, researchers have revealed.
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JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · 19/07/2025
The 2024 CrowdStrike software outage was associated with system downtime in 759 US hospitals, adversely affecting patient care services. ja.ma/4kLeTmg
Figure 1. Geospatial Map of the Identified Health Care Delivery Organizations Inferred to Have Service
Disruptions Using Address Space Scans
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UC San Diego Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity @ucsdhcyber.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Center directors @cdameff.bsky.social & Jeff Tully, both doctors and hackers, break down the rise of #ransomware attacks on hospitals and the risks to patient safety on the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast. Listen ⤵️
thecyberwire.com
Doctors’ Perspective: The Rise of Healthcare Ransomware
In this episode of the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast host Sherrod DeGrippo is joined by Christian Dameff and Jeff Tully, co-directors from the UCSD Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity, and contributors to our recent Healthcare Ransomware report.
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UC San Diego Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity @ucsdhcyber.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
There’s no ‘magic bullet’ for #cyberattacks, but with proper mitigation, we can reduce impacts on patient care and discourage cybercriminals. More insights by @cdameff.bsky.social ⤵️
ama-assn.org
On cybersecurity, physicians must always be on their toes
Ransomware and other cyberattacks are becoming a national security threat, experts say. Explore timely advice and AMA resources to mitigate the risks.
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