A federal judge has allowed several claims to move forward in a lawsuit accusing Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago of failing to protect patient data in a 2024 cyberattack that compromised the personal and medical information of about 791,784 people.…
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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 Columbia University Irving Medical Center has agreed to a $600,000 settlement over a data breach. Plaintiffs sued the academic medical center in 2024, alleging the organization failed to protect their personally identifiable and protected health information after…
A federal judge has ruled that parts of a class-action lawsuit against St. Louis-based Ascension over a ransomware attack in 2024 can move forward, while other claims will be dismissed. The lawsuit, filed in May 2024 by former patients, accuses…
An employee of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health fell for a social engineering scam, potentially exposing the data of over 7,000 individuals. In July, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine faculty member and UNC Hospitals clinician received a…
Sturgis (Mich.) Hospital detected a hack in its network in June — while it was investigating a December hack. The 84-bed hospital was investigating unauthorized access to its network for the previous incident when it discovered further unauthorized activity, according…
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Nearly half of healthcare organizations experienced a cybersecurity incident in the past year, and financial losses from those attacks are climbing sharply, according to a Sept. 18 report from Netwrix, a cybersecurity provider focused on data and identity threats. Here…
Microsoft has seized 338 phishing websites associated with a cybercrime service that targeted at least 20 U.S. healthcare organizations. Using a court order granted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the tech giant’s Digital…
In healthcare, success isn’t defined solely by clinical outcomes. It depends on the strength of the ecosystem that supports care delivery. From the operating room to the vendor entry point, every link in that chain must function securely and reliably,…
Anchorage (Alaska) Neighborhood Health Center is investigating a data security incident after a hacker group claimed to have accessed the records of 60,000 patients, according to a Sept. 15 report from NBC affiliate KTUU. The hacker group claimed responsibility for…
Cybersecurity companies help protect healthcare organizations from data breaches, operational disruptions and the exposure of sensitive patient information. As cyberattacks grow more frequent and sophisticated, these companies ensure hospitals and health systems can stay focused delivering expert care. Becker’s Healthcare…