Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health has instructed employees not to access Vanderbilt University’s IT resources as the university responds to an active cybersecurity incident. In a Nov. 9 alert, Vanderbilt Health said employees should not attempt to use or log into…
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
Health IT vendor Perry Johnson & Associates and four affiliated companies have reached a settlement of up to $10 million with four state attorneys general following a 2023 data breach that exposed information belonging to more than 13.3 million people.…
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has restored patient access to its MyChart portal, 16 days after a cybersecurity incident took the health system’s digital services offline. UH detected unusual activity on its servers Oct. 22 and disconnected its systems from the internet…
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is notifying individuals of a cybersecurity incident that may have exposed personal and protected health information. The hospital discovered suspicious activity on its network Oct. 8 and launched an investigation into the incident,…
Fresenius Medical Care confirmed that an unauthorized individual accessed an employee account and copied files containing personal and health information during an August cybersecurity incident. The company said the unauthorized party accessed the employee account Aug. 18 and viewed and…
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More than 115 Illinois hospitals and health systems participated in a statewide emergency preparedness exercise Nov. 4 simulating an AI-driven cyberattack designed to disrupt patient care, communications and hospital operations. The live, virtual exercise, titled “Broken Trust: AI Takes Control,”…
Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Health is notifying patients of a data security incident involving unauthorized access to four employees’ Microsoft 365 accounts. The health system identified unusual activity in its Microsoft 365 environment Sept. 1 and launched an investigation…
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has no estimated timeline for restoring its IT systems, nearly two weeks after detecting unusual activity on its servers Oct. 22. In a Nov. 2 update on its website, the health system said it is working to…
A data breach involving healthcare AI company Xsolis has ensnared at least nine health systems and 1.4 million patients. Xsolis, which provides utilization management and care coordination technology for health systems, reported the targeted phishing attack June 5, noting that…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare said an estimated 55,000 people had their information exposed after an unauthorized party gained access to its systems through a third-party vendor. HCA identified suspicious activity involving certain IT systems on Aug. 12, according to an…