Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

CaptureRx, a health IT company that helps hospitals manage their 340B drug discount programs, on Feb. 11 proposed a $4.75 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit over a 2021 data breach that affected more than 2.4 million of its…

The FBI and U.S. Secret Service issued an advisory that warns of cyberattacks waged by BlackByte. Here are three things to know:

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a recommendation that all U.S. organizations should increase cybersecurity to shield up against potential threats from Russia.

Chicago-based South Shore Hospital notified current and former patients about a cybersecurity incident that left 115,670 patients' protected information vulnerable.

Inmediata Health Group agreed to pay $1.12 million to resolve allegations it put patients at risk during a 2019 data breach that affected 1.5 million people, Top Class Actions reported.

IBM unveiled the FlashSystem Cyber Vault to help businesses quickly recover from ransomware and other cyberattacks.

Advent Health Partners, a contracted vendor for Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, issued a Feb. 8 notice saying it experienced a breach of protected health information.

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.

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.