Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

The White House urged the private sector March 21 to harden its cyber defenses due to evolving intelligence that the Russian government may be exploring cyberattack options. 

Since the start of 2022, there have been several cybersecurity incidents at hospitals across the country, affecting operations and endangering patient data. Here are the five most recent incidents as reported by Becker's. 

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI warned March 17 of possible threats to U.S. and international satellite communication that may affect critical organizations. 

Below are six hospitals and health systems that posted job listings in March seeking chief information security officers.

Healthcare organizations will be required to report any cyberattacks to the Department of Homeland Security, under a law signed March 15 by President Joe Biden, Bloomberg reported March 16.

A Cape Canaveral, Fla.-based medical services contractor recently agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle the Justice Department's first civil cyberfraud initiative case. 

The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a joint advisory March 15 that Russian state-sponsored cyber actors gained network access through exploitation of default multifactor authentication protocols and a known vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler.

There were more than 50 million patient records breached in 2021, according to a March 10 report from healthcare compliance analytics company Protenus. 

Knoxville-based East Tennessee Children's Hospital warned patients March 15 that an unspecified information technology security issue has affected the hospital.

Parsons, Kan.-based Labette Health is notifying patients whose information may have been affected by an October cyberattack.