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5 ransomware gangs targeting hospitals
Government officials have warned U.S. hospitals about the threat posed by ransomware gangs targeting patient data such as Clop and LockBit. -
Data breach at vendor could affect MUSC Health
MUSC Health, based in Charleston, S.C., said patients' protected health information may have been compromised as its research support and services provider, Westat, was caught in the massive MOVEit hack. -
Healthcare data breaches surge
Healthcare data breaches reported to the HHS' Office for Civil Rights are set to double last year's total, Politico reported Oct. 17. -
Feds warn of new ransomware threat targeting hospitals
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) is warning hospitals of NoEscape, a ransomware group that emerged in May 2023. -
Ransomware group steals 5TB of sensitive data from Illinois hospital
The Black Cat/AlphV ransomware group has claimed to have leaked 5TB of patients' and employees' information from Morrison (Ill.) Community Hospital, SecurityAffairs reported Oct. 15. -
Yale New Haven seeks price reduction in hospital acquisition amidst cyberattack fallout
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is requesting to pay a lower price for its planned 3-hospital acquisition from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings as the hospitals deal with a six-week-long cyberattack, Yale News reported Oct. 13. -
Illinois health system severs relationship with medical transcription vendor
An Illinois health system said it has terminated its relationship with its medical transcription service after that company experienced a data breach. -
Ransomware attack cost UVM Health $65M
A 2020 ransomware attack at the Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network compromised 1,300 servers and cost the health system $65 million, local news outlet WCAX reported Oct. 12. -
216,000 patients affected in Illinois hospital data breach
Chicago-based Community First Medical Center reported a data breach that affected the information of 216,047 patients. -
McLaren faces 3 lawsuits over ransomware attack
Three lawsuits have been filed against Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care after a Russian ransomware gang allegedly stole the personal data of millions in a ransomware attack, GovInfoSecurity reported Oct. 10. -
AHA: Cybersecurity is a hospital board issue
Hospitals and health system boards have a responsibility to focus on cybersecurity as cyberattacks harm the entire enterprise, not just the IT department, the American Hospital Association reported. -
LifeSpan CEO says preventing cyberattacks takes 'brutal effort'
John Fernandez, president and CEO of LifeSpan, based in Providence, R.I., said hospitals and health systems are getting attacked by cybersecurity events daily, WPRI reported Oct. 10. -
Hospital cyberattack costs, patient care disruptions up: 9 things to know
At hospitals and health systems, cyberattack costs and patient care disruptions were up in 2023, according to an Oct. 11 report. -
How much 3 health systems are paying to settle data breach lawsuits
Several health systems have faced financial repercussions due to data breaches and cyberattacks. Here is how much three health systems are paying to dispute them: -
Ohio health system pays $1.75M to settle data breach suit
Marietta (Ohio) Health, which operates as Memorial Health System, has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the health system failed to protect patients' health information during a 2021 data breach, Top Class Actions reported Oct. 5. -
Physician assistant leaks patient data to Instagram story
Annalee Knowles, a physician assistant who was working at NCH Healthcare System, based in Naples, Fla., has posted patients' confidential information to her Instagram story, Naples Daily News reported Oct. 5. -
Hospitals, health systems experiencing cybersecurity events
Here are seven hospitals and health systems dealing with cyberattacks Becker's has reported on since Sept. 7: -
UC San Diego receives $9.5M to enhance healthcare cybersecurity
University of California San Diego School of Medicine received a $9.5 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to conduct health cybersecurity research. -
Data stolen from 7 Prospect Medical hospitals
More than 190,000 people and seven hospitals had their data breached during the ransomware attack on Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings. -
AHA warns hospitals about data 'time bombs'
Hospitals and health systems should be on the lookout for data "time bombs" that could cause patient information to be destroyed by hackers, the American Hospital Association warned.
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