Falls City, Neb.-based Community Medical Center shut down its computer network after a weekend cyberattack, prompting ambulances to take critical patients to other hospitals, MSC News reported Oct. 19. The attack appears to be the work of the Qilin hacker…
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Ransomware attacks and unverified ransomware claims targeting U.S. healthcare organizations increased 64% in the third quarter of 2026 from the second quarter, an Oct. 15 report from cybersecurity research company Comparitech found. Here are 10 things to know from the…
Midland, Mich.-based MyMichigan Health is investigating claims of data theft made by a group calling itself MetaEncryptor, though the health system said it has found no evidence of unauthorized access to its systems or compromised patient information. The health system…
Five healthcare vendors disclosed in 2026 that breaches of their systems each affected more than 1 million people. Their reported totals add up to more than 30 million, led by Oracle Health at nearly 20 million. The incidents involve EHR,…
Microsoft and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center have taken action to disrupt cybercrime infrastructure used to target organizations worldwide, including healthcare organizations. The effort, according to an Oct. 14 report from Microsoft, targeted three components of a Chinese-language…
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Federal prosecutors have charged 14 people in a North Korean remote IT worker scheme that placed operatives at more than 70 U.S. companies, including healthcare employers. The four-count indictment, brought in the Northern District of Ohio, alleges wire fraud, money…
Seventy-four percent of U.S. healthcare organizations that experienced a cyberattack in the past year reported disruptions to patient care, an Oct. 13 report from cybersecurity company Proofpoint and IT security research organization Ponemon Institute found. The fifth annual “Cyber Insecurity…
Microsoft’s offer of free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates for U.S. rural hospitals expires Oct. 13, ending a one-year benefit designed to give hospitals more time to transition away from the operating system. The offer provides rural hospitals with free…
Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health has restored its systems after a cybersecurity incident that began Sept. 1, the health system said in an Oct. 8 update. Luminis Health’s hospitals, physician practices and other care locations continue to see patients. Teams are…
Oklahoma City-based OU Health has fired an employee who accessed 854 patients’ records without a legitimate business reason for about five months. The health system became aware of the employee’s unusual pattern of accessing patient information around June 7 and…