Cybersecurity

St. Joseph's/Candler has switched to backup operation methods, including paper documentation, after a ransomware attack forced the Savannah, Ga.-based health system's computers offline June 17, it said in a Facebook post. 

Burlington, Vt.-based UVM Health Network is still tallying the costs of an October 2020 ransomware attack that shut down its IT systems delayed patient care, local CBS affiliate WCAX reported. 

South Texas Health System began notifying 6,761 patients their data had been exposed because an employee emailed their emergency department visit information to an unknown recipient.

A public database exposed more than 1 billion CVS Health records, according to a June 16 report by ABC News.

President Joe Biden met with Russian President Vladmir Putin on June 16 to ask Mr. Putin for help in crushing growing ransomware attacks in the U.S., according to a June 16 report by The Wall Street journal.

Putting an end to ransomware and hackers has clawed its way up the political agenda and was the star at several international meetings in the last week, according to a June 16 report by The Wall Street Journal.

Leesburg-based UF Health Central Florida continues to operate offline and with backup procedures such as paper documentation methods following a May 31 cyberattack, according to local NBC affiliate WESH. 

Robocalls are the No. 1 consumer complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission, and robocalls to hospitals are a significant portion of the problem, creating a new type of ransomware attack on hospitals and a threat to public safety.

Massena Hospital, Jones Memorial Hospital and MetroHealth System have been added to the tally of CaptureRx data breach victims. The three hospitals are among 17 hospitals and healthcare organizations targeted by the ransomware attack that exposed patient data. 

As ransomware attacks persist, the federal government is developing recommendations for companies on how to respond to an attack. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recommended hospitals to follow these seven steps: