A cybersecurity incident has encrypted data and interrupted phone and internet systems at Mauston, Wis.-based Mile Bluff Medical Center. Clinical teams activated downtime procedures, with only “limited and temporary” disruptions to services, the hospital said in an April 21 statement.…
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A former ransomware negotiator has pleaded guilty to committing cyberattacks himself, including some involving healthcare. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Fla., entered the plea to one count of conspiracy to obstruct, delay or affect commerce or the movement of…
Rupert, Idaho-based Minidoka Memorial Hospital had to transfer some emergency patients after an Easter morning cyber incident disrupted its imaging services. The hospital said April 17 that care wasn’t otherwise interrupted by the April 5 event that affected certain IT…
Signature Healthcare Brockton (Mass.) Hospital has lifted its “code black” status following a cybersecurity incident that began April 6. As of 8 a.m. April 15, the hospital’s emergency department was again receiving ambulances after continuing to serve walk-in patients during…
An incident compromised a Children’s Minnesota staff member’s email account and was used to send fraudulent messages. The organization said the breach occurred April 9, when the account was accessed by an unauthorized party and used to distribute emails that…
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The healthcare and public health sector was the leading target of cyber threats in 2025, the FBI reported. Here are five things to know from the agency’s annual Internet Crime Report, released April 6: 1. Healthcare and public health experienced…
Brockton, Mass.-based Signature Healthcare said it does not anticipate a cyber incident that began April 6 will be resolved in the next few days. “Based on the information we have at this time, we do not anticipate the situation being…
Healthcare technology conversations often focus on improving efficiency at the point of care — reducing the note-taking burden, streamlining workflows, adding telehealth capabilities and giving clinicians more time with patients. These investments are necessary, particularly as provider burnout remains a…
Brockton, Mass.-based Signature Healthcare and Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital are still diverting ambulance traffic as they respond to a cybersecurity incident that began April 6. In an April 7 update shared with Becker’s, the health system said many of its…
Signature Healthcare is responding to a cybersecurity incident that has disrupted portions of its information systems, prompting the Brockton, Mass.-based health system to shift to manual operations while continuing patient care. The health system identified suspicious activity in part of…