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Mayor challenges data breach suit filed against Logan Health
Kalispell, Mont., Mayor Mark Johnson and former Kalispell Mayor Tammi Fisher filed an objection to the data breach settlement against Logan Health Medical Center stating that the settlement amount of $4.3 million is a "bigger win for attorneys than the victims," Daily Inter Lake reported Feb. 14. -
Maryland hospital IT systems restored after ransomware attack
Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital is back to full operations following a Jan. 29 ransomware attack, the hospital reported on its website. -
Healthcare sector should be on the lookout for an aggressive new ransomware tactic
Signs of a new data extortion technique show threat actors may leverage Exmatter to destroy, rather than encrypt data, which could create delays in care delivery and data recovery -
Devicemakers look to secure their products amid wave of attacks
As hospitals deal with increasingly sophisticated ransomware and cybercriminal organizations, medical devicemakers are working to protect their devices from hackers, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 13. -
New Hampshire hospital notifies patients of data breach
Dover, N.H.-based Garrison Women's Health, a part of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, is notifying patients that some of their confidential information was exposed after an unauthorized party accessed its technology service provider, Global Network Systems. -
Fake Google ad campaign targets AWS users
Researchers at Sentinel Labs have discovered another fraudulent Google ad campaign that attempts to steal Amazon Web Services login information, Techradar reported Feb. 10. -
Ransomware attack affects 3.3 million patients in California
More than 3.3 million patients were affected by a ransomware attack at a southern California medical group. -
Hackers stole patient data in New Jersey hospital ransomware attack
Freehold, N.J.-based CentraState Medical Center is admitting that sensitive patient information was stolen in a December ransomware attack that caused the hospital to divert patients, nj.com reported Feb. 10. -
Maryland hospital continues to treat ER patients, perform elective surgeries during ransomware attack
IT systems are still down at Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital following a Jan. 29 ransomware attack, Ocean City (Md.) Today reported. -
How much 5 health systems are paying to settle data breach lawsuits
Several health systems have faced lawsuits regarding data breach incidents. Here are is how much five health systems are paying to dispute them: -
Google, Health-ISAC partner on healthcare cybersecurity
Google Cloud has joined the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center's threat operations center and will work with the organization to develop an open sourced integration that connects the Health-ISAC Indicator Threat Sharing feed directly into Google Cloud's Chronicle Security Operations information and event management. -
Killnet's attacks on hospital websites had little effect, CISA says
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said the recent attacks on U.S. hospitals and health system websites by Russian hacking group Killnet did not cause any significant damage, The Record reported Feb. 7. -
Tallahassee hospital begins taking more EMS patients after IT security incident
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has started taking more emergency patients as it brings its computer systems back online after a Feb. 2 IT security event. -
North Korea using ransomware attacks on healthcare as revenue source, Feds say
North Korean state-sponsored ransomware groups are targeting South Korean and U.S. healthcare organizations with Maui and H0lyGh0st ransomware as a way to raise revenue for the North Korean government, according to a Feb. 9 U.S. government cybersecurity advisory. -
US, UK sanction Russian ransomware gang targeting healthcare
The United States and United Kingdom announced new joint sanctions on seven individuals associated with the Russian ransomware group Trickbot, The Hill reported Feb. 9. -
UMass Memorial Health Center settles data breach suit for $1.2M
Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Center has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the health system was negligent in protecting patients' confidential information after its June 2020 data breach, Top Class Actions reported Feb. 8. -
GootLoader malware targets healthcare sector
Cybereason, a cybersecurity advisory service, issued a warning about GootLoader, a malware that uses search engine optimization poisoning techniques and fake Google ads to deliver its payload to healthcare organizations. -
Remote IT workers at Tallahassee hospital told to take PTO or report to office during IT security incident
A remote worker from Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial Healthcare's IT department said employees were asked not to log in to work on Feb. 3 and still have not been able to login in since the IT security incident that started Feb. 2 at the health system, WCTV reported Feb. 8. -
10 states where healthcare cyberattacks are costing the most
Cyberattacks on healthcare infrastructure have become increasingly intertwined with a health system's bottom line. -
California medical group reports ransomware attack
San Bernardino, Calif.-based Regal Medical Group and its affiliated companies are notifying patients of a recent ransomware attack that compromised some of their confidential information, JDSupra reported Feb. 7.
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