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Health system CISO trends: 6 things to know
Health system chief information security officers are experiencing a significant leadership turnover, with 42% of them taking on their roles within the past three years, a Feb. 15 report from WittKieffer found. -
Lexington Medical Center employee's email hacked
West Columbia, S.C.-based Lexington Medical Center informed patients an employee's email was hacked last year, exposing their personal information. -
Man pleads guilty to crippling UVM Medical Center cyberattack
A ransomware attack against Burlington,Vt.-based UVM Health Network in 2020 cost the system millions and disrupted patient care at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vyacheslav Penchukov, a Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty to leading the attack. -
IT outage diverts stroke, trauma patients at Minnesota hospitals
Some Minnesota hospitals have had to divert stroke and trauma patients after an apparent cyberattack on a radiology group, the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press reported. -
Lurie Children's offers financial relief to physicians amid cyberattack
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is offering emergency loans to independent physicians who haven't been able to bill patients for services during its cybersecurity outage, WBEZ Chicago reported Feb. 16. -
Hackers are using AI to be more 'productive'
Microsoft research found that government-sponsored hackers affiliated with Russia, China and Iran have been utilizing tools associated with OpenAI to create cyberattacks, The New York Times reported Feb. 14. -
Lurie Children's restores access to some systems after cyberattack
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago has restored access to its email and phone after a cyberattack forced the hospital to take them offline, NBC Chicago reported Feb. 14. -
HHS looks to bring back hospital audits
The HHS is looking to bring back a HIPAA compliance audit program in a bid to enhance cybersecurity within the healthcare sector, Gov Info Security reported Feb. 13. -
Email extortion data breach affects 2.4 million patients; FBI seeks victims
Nearly 2.4 million patients of Oklahoma City-based Integris Health were caught up in a data breach where the alleged hackers sent extortion emails directly to some of them. -
The 'ripple effects' of a children's hospital cyberattack
The cyberattack on Lurie Children's Hospital, the largest pediatric medical center in the Chicago area, is having "ripple effects" for patients and physicians across the region, WBEZ reported. -
IT incident at Missouri hospital potentially exposed patient data
Liberty (Mo.) Hospital said an IT incident that was discovered Dec. 19 may have compromised some patient information. -
Fitch: Credit hit 'unlikely' from Lurie Children's cyberattack
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago likely won't face an immediate hit to its credit rating from the cyberattack it has been dealing with since late January, according to Fitch Ratings. -
How long can hospitals survive a tech blackout?
Hospitals are facing a concerning surge in hacking incidents, as 6 out of every 10 healthcare organizations experienced a ransomware attack in the last year, according to NBC Washington. This is raising the question: How long can organizations take care of patients when their systems are seized? -
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.
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