Cybersecurity

Boston Scientific says it is close to restoring shipping operations, nearly a week after a cybersecurity incident disrupted its global network and affected cardiac monitoring devices. The medical device manufacturer identified the incident Aug. 25, and in an Aug. 30…

McKesson said a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and data exfiltration affected a subset of customers within two of its business units. The Irving, Texas-based company said in an Aug. 29 cybersecurity update that the incident was…

Hospitals already know they are targets for cyberattacks. The emerging problem is whether they can afford to defend themselves as hackers begin adopting AI. James “Scott” Gee, deputy national adviser for cybersecurity and risk at the AHA, told Becker’s that…

Boston Scientific said in an Aug. 27 stakeholder update that “a cybersecurity incident continues to affect certain information technology systems, and the company remains in a network outage with disruption to its operations.” The Marlborough, Mass.-based company detected the attack…

Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed says files copied during its cybersecurity incident may have included patients’ Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and financial account information. The health system said its investigation into the incident, first disclosed July 26, is nearly complete…

Healthcare’s cybersecurity workforce problem may have less to do with finding more candidates and more to do with changing who health systems are willing to hire, how they develop them and what they do to keep them. Cybersecurity leaders at…

A phishing scam impersonating MyChart is targeting patients at health systems across the country, with fraudulent emails and texts dangling a “MyChart Medicare Kit” or “Senior Health Package” to trick recipients into clicking malicious links or handing over personal information.…

The FBI and Justice Department seized internet domains used by a China state-sponsored hacking network that breached hospital systems, power companies and federal agencies, according to an affidavit unsealed Aug. 26 in the Southern District of California. The group, known…

Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific identified a cybersecurity incident on Aug. 25 that triggered a network outage and caused a global disruption to the company’s operations. The incident has limited access to certain operating systems and business applications, including the company’s…

Houston-based Nutex Health has disclosed that an unauthorized third party accessed and exfiltrated data from its computer network. The publicly traded microhospital operator said it recently detected the unauthorized activity and has engaged an independent third-party cybersecurity response team and…