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MercyOne mostly back online following CommonSpirit ransomware attack
Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne reported being largely back online Nov. 1 after a ransomware attack against its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, disabled its EHR and IT systems in early October. -
WakeMed sued for allegedly sending patient data to Facebook
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed is facing a patient-led lawsuit for installing a pixel tracking tool from Facebook on its website and patient portal that allegedly led to patient data being sent to the social media company. -
5 things CIOs need to know about cybersecurity
Recent ransomware attacks at Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health made national headlines and reinforced just how important cybersecurity is for CIOs. -
HHS urges healthcare providers to patch up cybersecurity vulnerability
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center, part of HHS, is urging healthcare organizations to patch up software library OpenSSL's cybersecurity vulnerabilities as soon as updates are released Nov. 1. -
Ascension St. Vincent's legacy EHR system hit by ransomware attack
Brunswick, Ga.-based Ascension St. Vincent's Coastal Cardiology's legacy systems were encrypted by ransomware. -
Patient sues Advocate Aurora Health in federal court over 'pixel' data breach
A patient has filed a lawsuit against Advocate Aurora Health and Facebook parent company Meta over their use of "pixel" technology that may have ensnared protected health information. -
Hackers access Georgia hospital's system network
Tift Regional Health System is notifying patients about an August data breach that may have compromised the protected health information of 500 patients. -
Keystone Health faces lawsuit for data breach that affected 235,237 patients
Chambersburg, Pa.-based Keystone Health, a primary care provider, is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to prevent a data breach that compromised the protected health information of 235,237 patients. -
Healthcare remains 'lucrative target' for cyberattackers, study says
Sixty-one percent of healthcare organizations say they've suffered a cyberattack on their cloud infrastructure in the past year, and the vast majority say these IT incidents hurt them financially, according to a study by cybersecurity vendor Netwrix. -
Preparing for the worst: How some CIOs are using tabletop games to simulate ransomware attacks
Health CIOs and chief information security officers are preparing for ransomware attacks with something more commonly associated with hobby shops than hospitals: tabletop games. -
Phishing scheme may have compromised info of 33,850 Michigan Medicine patients
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine is notifying 33,850 patients that some of their personal health information may have been compromised due to a phishing scheme that targeted employees' email accounts. -
Hacker compromises Social Security numbers of 980 patients at Minnesota hospital
Saint Paul, Minn.-based Regions Hospital is notifying 980 patients that some of their personal information has been compromised due to an August data breach. -
IU Health to develop cybersecurity lab for medical devices
Indianapolis-based IU Health is developing a cybersecurity lab to test medical device security. -
25% of ransomware attacks aimed at healthcare industry, FBI says
The healthcare sector has been hit with 25 percent of ransomware attacks so far in 2022, according to FBI data. -
4 ways remote work impacts cybersecurity
Remote work is no longer just a COVID-19-era precaution; rather, it is a permanent option for the changing workforce. However, remote work presents new cybersecurity challenges. TechRadar compiled a list Oct. 24 of four ways that remote work impacts cybersecurity. -
Some CHI Memorial systems restored weeks after CommonSpirit ransomware attack
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial restored some EHR functions Oct. 21, more than two weeks after a ransomware attack shut down IT systems belonging to its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, a CHI Memorial spokesperson told Becker's. -
Daixin Team targeting healthcare organizations with ransomware, US agencies warn
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and HHS issued a joint warning Oct. 21 about ransomware group Daixin Team, which is targeting U.S. healthcare and public health organizations. -
US needs more than 400,000 cybersecurity workers, study finds
The global cybersecurity workforce is at an all-time high of 4.7 million, yet 3.4 million more workers are needed to protect against the growing cyber threat, according to a new report from professional organization (ISC)2. -
NC attorney general investigating whether WakeMed, Duke Health shared patient data with Facebook
The North Carolina attorney general's office is investigating Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed and Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health for possibly sharing patient data with Facebook, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Becker's. -
What happens behind the scenes during a hospital ransomware attack
The healthcare industry is under attack. One of the nation's largest health systems, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, has been dealing with a ransomware incident that has led to EHR outages and canceled appointments at its hospitals around the nation. Some facilities are just now starting to get their systems back online.
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