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Feds warn of new ransomware gang targeting healthcare
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center is warning about a ransomware gang, Akira, that is posing a new threat to the healthcare industry. -
CMS revises policy on texting patient orders
CMS updated its policy for clinical teams texting patient orders. -
US senators propose healthcare cybersecurity law
Two U.S. senators introduced a bill to combat the growing wave of healthcare cyberattacks. -
US offers $10M for info on hospital hackers
The U.S. Treasury Department is offering up to $10 million for information on the leaders of a cybercriminal gang that has repeatedly hacked hospitals. -
Lurie Children's Hospital confirms cyberattack
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago confirmed Feb. 8 that is the victim of a cyberattack by a "known criminal threat actor." -
FBI to investigate Lurie Children's cyber incident
The FBI has launched an investigation into the cybersecurity incident happening at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, CBS reported Feb. 7. -
Healthcare data breaches set record in 2023
Healthcare data breaches hit an all-time high in 2023 as cybersecurity concerns continue to plague the industry, HIPAA Journal reported. -
Montefiore to pay $4.75M over stolen patient data
New York City-based Montefiore Medical Center reached a settlement with the HHS and has agreed to pay $4.75 million due to a "data security failure." -
Chicago children's hospital IT outage marks a week
IT and phone systems were still down Feb. 6 at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, nearly a week after the organization took them offline to deal with a cybersecurity incident. -
Maine health system restores EHR after cybersecurity incident
After taking its EHR offline after its servers were compromised, Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health has successfully brought its patient records system back online as of Feb. 5. -
Children's hospital grapples with 6th day of cybersecurity woes
Chicago-based Lurie Children's Hospital is looking into a "cybersecurity issue" as its computers, internet and phones continue to be offline for the sixth consecutive day, contributing to a systemwide network outage. -
Maine health system takes EHR offline after servers compromised
Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health took its EHR offline Feb. 3 after some of its servers were compromised, according to a notice on the health system's website. -
Children's hospital takes IT systems offline after 'cybersecurity matter'
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago said Feb. 1 it took its IT systems offline to deal with a "cybersecurity matter." -
Ransomware gang gives hospital 2 days to pay $900K
A ransomware gang said it is giving a Chicago safety-net hospital two days to pay a nearly $900,000 ransom or else it will leak its patients' data, The Record reported Jan. 31. -
IT, phone systems down at Lurie Children's Hospital
IT and phone systems went down Jan. 31 at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, causing appointments to be delayed and parents unable to access MyChart. -
3 health systems top list of data breaches in Q4
Three health systems were listed as top companies for data breaches in a Jan. 25 report from nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center. -
4 hospitals suffering data breaches
A data breach can have a serious impact on a hospital's financial and reputational well-being. -
Hospital hacker gets 5 years in prison
A hacker who pleaded guilty to aiding hospital cyberattacks was sentenced to five years and four months in prison. -
HHS releases cybersecurity guidance
The HHS has released a set of voluntary cybersecurity performance goals tailored to the healthcare sector that aim to help protect the industry from cyberattacks and improve response when events occur. -
Bon Secours Mercy Health hit with data breach lawsuit
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is the latest big health system to face a lawsuit over a data breach involving a medical transcription vendor.
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