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CommonSpirit caught up in MOVEit hack
Patients of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health had their data compromised in the massive MOVEit hack that stole private information from millions of people across the globe. -
Prospect Medical's 16 hospitals back online 40 days after cyberattack
Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings has restored its IT systems nearly six weeks after a cyberattack knocked them offline. -
Feds warn of new ransomware group targeting hospitals
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) is warning healthcare organizations of Akira, a newer ransomware group that has been targeting healthcare organizations. -
Man charged in connection with Scripps Health ransomware attack
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of California has charged a man in connection to the May 1, 2021, San Diego-based Scripps Health ransomware attack that affected 1.2 million patients. -
Pennsylvania health system CISO looks to launch ransomware board game
Aaron Weismann, the chief information security officer of Radnor Township, Penn.-based Main Line Health, is looking to launch Guardians of the Grid, a ransomware board game that simulates a cyberattack. -
Prospect Medical unsure if patient data was breached in attack
Lawyers representing Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings told the state attorney general's office that the organization is unsure if patients' protected health information was compromised from an Aug. 3 cyberattack, Hartford Business Journal reported Sept. 11. -
Ransomware group claims responsibility for 2 hospital cyberattacks
Rhysida ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the cyberattacks on Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings and Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System, Security Affairs reported Sept. 10. -
Indiana hospital pays $250K to state over data breach
Seymour, Ind.-based Schneck Medical Center has reached a $250,000 agreement with Indiana after the state filed a lawsuit against the health system for a 2021 cyberattack, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 7. -
Growth in cyberattacks puts patients at risk, AHA says
A record number of cyberattacks in 2023 is putting patients at risk as attackers knock out services, according to John Riggi, national advisor for the American Hospital Association, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 7. -
US hospitals paid $100M to Russian ransomware hackers
The Justice Department revealed U.S. hospitals have paid millions of dollars in ransom to a cybercriminal network with suspected ties to Russian intelligence, according to CNN. -
Tennessee hospital pays $1.5M to resolve data breach lawsuit
Knoxville-based East Tennessee Children's Hospital agreed to pay $1.55 million to resolve claims that it failed to protect patient information in a March 2022 data breach, Top Class Actions reported Sept. 7. -
1,500 Avera Health patients affected by vendor breach
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health's imaging vendor, DMS Health Technologies, experienced a cybersecurity event that affected 1,500 of the health system's patients, KELO reported Sept. 6. -
2 patient lawsuits ask for millions in damages from CentroMed
San Antonio-based CentroMed is facing two patient-led lawsuits over a June 9 data breach that affected 350,000 individuals, San-Antonio Express News reported. -
Hospitals, health systems dealing with cybersecurity incidents
Here are four hospitals and health systems dealing with cyberattacks Becker's has reported on since Aug. 5: -
Michigan system IT outage affects billing, EHR
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care's billing system and EHR was affected by a computer network shutdown after its IT security team found suspicious activity during routine monitoring, Detroit Free Press reported Sept. 5. -
Mississippi health system shuts down cyberattack in 17 minutes
Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health Services shut down a data breach within 17 minutes of its IT system being accessed, the health system said. -
New York hospitals report cyberattack
Two New York hospitals reported a cyberattack on Aug. 31 that disrupted operations, according to a report from 7 News. -
Mississippi system delaying surgeries as Epic EHR experiences outage
Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System said its Epic EHR system was hacked during a Aug. 21 cyberattack, hindering some of its day-to-day operations, WLOX reported Aug. 30. -
FBI takes down botnet group targeting healthcare
The FBI announced it has taken down Qakbot, a botnet network that enabled the attack on Prospect Medical Group, Bloomberg reported Aug. 29. -
75% of cyberattacks disrupt patient care
A survey of 1,100 cybersecurity, engineering, IT and networking professionals from healthcare organizations reported that 60 percent of cyberattacks have had a moderate or substantial impact on care delivery.
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