The Justice Department has unsealed a 14-count indictment charging 17 Iranian nationals in a cyber theft conspiracy whose victims included a U.S. healthcare company and a COVID-19 vaccine developer. Prosecutors allege the defendants were leaders, contractors or hackers-for-hire affiliated with…
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.
Cameron (Mo.) Regional Medical Center discovered June 18 that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that may have exposed patients’ protected health information. The hospital took steps to secure its systems and engaged third-party forensic specialists to investigate…
In healthcare, a data breach represents a threat to patient safety, institutional trust and the integrity of care. The leaders charged with defending against cyberattacks have become among the most critical figures in any hospital or health system. The CISOs…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health is notifying 3,298 patients that their medical information may have been exposed after an employee clicked a malicious link in a phishing email, according to a filing with the HHS Office for Civil Rights. Vanderbilt discovered…
Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed restored MyChart access Aug. 12 for patients with an active account and a mobile number on file, 17 days after a cyber incident disrupted the health system’s IT network. Patients logging in now receive a text message…
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and international partners have issued a joint advisory warning healthcare organizations about Gunra, a ransomware-as-a-service group actively targeting the sector. Gunra first emerged in April 2025 as a ransomware variant built from leaked…
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is warning patients about a phishing scam that uses fraudulent emails promising a “MyChart Medicare Kit.” The fraudulent messages carry the subject line or text “Your MyChart Medicare Kit Awaits,” according to an Aug. 11 Sentara…
Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed said unauthorized posts appeared on its social media accounts Aug. 11 as part of its ongoing cybersecurity incident. In a statement posted to its website, AnMed said it removed the content, disabled access to the platform and…
Unlimited Technology Systems has disclosed to HHS that a ransomware attack reported in July compromised the data of 3.8 million patients. The breach traces to an Oct. 5-10, 2025, intrusion into a commercial data center hosting Unlimited Systems’ g4-Centricity for…
A federal judge in Minnesota has signed off on a strict set of rules for how the data stolen in Change Healthcare’s 2024 cyberattack can be handled during the ongoing lawsuit. Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster approved the plan, reviewed…