Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center notified patients about a ransomware attack that forced the hospital offline and potentially exposed the protected health information of patients.
Cybersecurity
Thinking of cybersecurity as an "attack" or "war" may not be very productive for organizations, and instead thinking about cybersecurity through the lens of health may be more beneficial, The Wall Street Journal reported June 7.
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, giving cybersecurity companies ample opportunity for revenue growth, yet many organizations are laying off workers to cut costs, CNBC reported June 10.
The U.S. government has dismantled a dark web operation that sold Americans' personal information.
The HHS Cybersecurity Program issued a warning June 2 about dangerous malware Emotet, which is responsible for a majority of malware infections at healthcare organizations.
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While large-scale cyberattacks on healthcare organizations often make the headlines, there have been a series of smaller data breaches in recent weeks, showing the increased prevalence of cybersecurity incidents in the sector overall.
Ransomware group LockBit 2.0 claims to have breached cybersecurity company Mandiant, CyberScoop reported June 6.
Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations globally increased by 94 percent year over year, according to a 2022 report from cybersecurity firm Sophos.
A story about the world's most common passwords was Becker's most-read cybersecurity story in May.
Cybersecurity experts have raised concerns about funding, lack of clinician involvement and "immaturity" of HHS' cybersecurity unit, HC3, Politico reported June 1.