HHS issued an alert Feb. 7 saying the ransomware group LockBit is posing significant cyberthreats to the healthcare industry despite the group's claims it does not attack healthcare organizations.
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Healthcare is one of the most highly targeted industries for cyberattacks, with hospitals as the victims of 30 percent of all large data breaches. Midsize hospitals seem to be affected disproportionately, to the tune of more than $45,000 an hour,…
The Government of Accountability Office extended its HHS data breach survey to Feb. 14 to give healthcare organizations and hospital systems more time to respond.
Medical billing company Medical Healthcare Solutions experienced a cyberattack that exposed the protected health information of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center patients. Both parties are based in Boston.
The Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 3 established the Cyber Safety Review Board, an initiative designed to assemble government and industry leaders to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity.
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The Department of Health and Human Services reduced the threat level of the BlackMatter ransomware group, as the department claims it is no longer operating.
The Government of Accountability Office is urging healthcare organizations to review the number of data breaches they've reported to HHS in a survey.
In January, 38 organizations reported to HHS that 1,991,781 individuals were affected by data breaches.
The Department of Veterans Affairs inked a cybersecurity deal with Palo Alto Networks to secure its Internet of Medical Things, EHR modernization program and remote workforce.
Marietta, Ohio-based Memorial Health System is facing a potential class-action lawsuit after it notified about 216,500 patients that their protected health information was exposed during an August ransomware attack.