Cybersecurity group the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) is warning that Russia-linked threat actors may launch cyberattacks against U.S. and NATO infrastructure in response to a new U.S. weapons commitment to Ukraine. On July 14, the U.S. announced…
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Kettering (Ohio) Health has confirmed that patient data was breached in a ransomware attack earlier this year. The 14-hospital system said in a July notice that an unauthorized party viewed or took certain files and folders between April 9 and…
Chinese-linked hackers breached several U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services, by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint platform, CBS News reported July 24. Here are six things to know…
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning organizations of an emerging ransomware variant known as Interlock. Here are five…
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mark Warner, D-Va., are urging the Trump administration to outline its plans for protecting rural hospitals from cyberattacks amid what they called the “largest healthcare cuts in American history.” In a letter sent July 21…
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Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health Partners is alerting patients to a data breach that exposed sensitive personal and health information. The breach stemmed from unauthorized access to the system’s network between June 7 and July 12, 2023. Premier Health discovered suspicious…
More than 750 U.S. hospitals experienced technology disruptions tied to the July 2024 CrowdStrike software failure, with nearly one in five outages affecting systems used directly in patient care, according to a study published July 19 in JAMA Network Open.…
Patients have reported being unable to reach El Dorado, Kan.-based Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital to schedule critical appointments, KWCH reported July 17. The hospital is investigating a potential cyberattack. In a statement to the news outlet, Susan B. Allen…
Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center has been experiencing a network outage believed to be caused by a ransomware attack. The 269-bed hospital’s IT systems went down July 13, though patient care hasn’t been affected, according to a July 15 Facebook…
If there’s one constant in healthcare cybersecurity, it’s change. From the ever-evolving tactics to the Whack-a-Mole of hacker groups, health system cybersecurity leaders must remain vigilant to protect their organizations today while preparing for tomorrow’s threats. “The key to planning…