Federal auditors were able to gain access to a large southeastern hospital’s internal systems after successfully capturing an employee’s login credentials during a phishing campaign, according to the HHS Office of the Inspector General. OIG found the hospital generally had…
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The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act would cost $8 million over five years. The legislation would require the Department of Health and Human Services to recommend ways to improve recruitment and training of…
Federal prosecutors have filed more charges against a California man accused of stealing the data of 1.3 million patients of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger. Max Vance now faces two counts of giving false statements to federal agents, according to a Feb.…
Healthcare cyber incidents increased by 21% in 2025, though the rise wasn’t as sharp as in other sectors, according to the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Here are five things to know from Health ISAC’s Jan. 30 report: 1.…
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare and Oracle Health have been sued over a data breach involving the EHR vendor’s legacy Cerner systems. Two patients filed the proposed class-action lawsuit in December in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging the…
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A U.S. Senate Committee has unanimously passed a bill that aims to bolster rural hospitals’ cybersecurity workforce. The Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which is supported by the American Hospital Association, would require HHS to develop a comprehensive rural healthcare…
Ten health system executives made the list of the top chief information security officers of 2026 from CISO Connect, a professional organization for IT security leaders. A group of CISOs from across industries, including healthcare, picked the 2026 CISOs Top…
The American Hospital Association is supporting a bill designed to increase the healthcare cybersecurity workforce in rural America. The Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, led by U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., would direct…
Honolulu-based University of Hawaii Cancer Center paid a ransom to hackers to prevent them from releasing patient data. In August, the cancer center discovered a cybersecurity incident limited to servers supporting its research operations, according to a report to the…
Cybersecurity risks facing healthcare organizations in 2026 are increasingly tied to prolonged technology outages that directly disrupt patient care, according to John Riggi, national adviser for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association. “I believe there needs to be…