Just as other healthcare challenges have evolved in the past two decades, so too have those related to security. “The big thing when you’re considering how healthcare security has changed is that it’s moved beyond traditional access control and asset…
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Patients at Fort Worth, Texas-based JPS Health Network are facing lasting consequences from a network outage that stretched nearly two weeks, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. JPS Health Network operated under a “controlled network downtime” starting Aug. 3 after detecting…
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned four Iranian hackers accused of breaching U.S. healthcare institutions and other critical infrastructure targets. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Keyvan Fayyaz Ghareh Blagh, Saber Shahbazi Balujeh, Mohammad Reza Kadkhoda’i and Mojtaba…
Anthropic said it is expanding access to Claude Mythos 5, its most capable AI model, through new Claude Security scanning capabilities, partnerships with cybersecurity tool makers and a $35 million fund for open-source security work. Claude Security, now in public…
Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center in Morgantown, W.Va., disclosed a phishing attack that exposed the personal information of 2,173 patients. The hospital, formerly known as Mon General and legally registered as Monongalia County General Hospital Co., filed the breach report…
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Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed has confirmed cybercriminals obtained information from the health system as part of the cybersecurity incident it first disclosed July 26. In an Aug. 21 update, AnMed CEO William Kenley shared a video message with patients, employees and…
Omaha, Neb.-based Nebraska Medicine is warning employees about a wave of Microsoft Teams voice calls impersonating IT support staff, becoming the latest health system to sound the alarm on a scam that has hit hospitals across the country over the…
The American Hospital Association is warning hospitals of an active cyber threat targeting building-control systems, after the National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and two other federal agencies issued a joint advisory about Siemens S7…
The frequency of cyberattacks on U.S. healthcare organizations is rising. So is their sophistication, their operational reach and the difficulty of containing them once they begin. A Fitch Ratings special report published Aug. 18 identifies the forces compounding healthcare’s cyber…
A hacking incident has exposed the data of 153,174 patients of Amazon One Medical’s senior health unit. The company reported the number to HHS’ Office for Civil Rights in July, with the agency posting the figure in August. One Medical…