Hackers based in North Korea are launching cyberattacks on drugmakers developing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments in hopes of securing information that can be sold or otherwise weaponized, the Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 2.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
New York City-based Montefiore Medical Center informed patients this week that a former employee had illegally accessed patient information to create and submit fake invoices for unused surgical products.
Hospitals and health systems must stay on the lookout for Ryuk ransomware, which is one of the newest and biggest cyber threats emerging in the industry, according to the American Medical Association.
AspenPointe in Colorado Springs recently notified 295,617 patients of a data breach in September that exposed some of their personal information.
Two University of Minnesota Physicians employee email accounts were hit by phishing attacks earlier this year, according to the organization.
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In November, 30 organizations reported to HHS a total of 970,508 individuals being affected by data breaches.
Yreka, Calif.-based Fairchild Medical Center began notifying patients Nov. 25 of a misconfiguration on one of its servers that might have allowed unauthorized individuals access to patient data for about 4.5 years.
Cyberattacks against hospitals disrupted operations and healthcare delivery, according to The New York Times.
Rockville, Md.-based US Fertility, a network of fertility clinics, was hit by a ransomware attack earlier this year that compromised patient information.
Here are the healthcare provider malware, ransomware and phishing incidents Becker's Hospital Review reported on in November.