The American Hospital Association is warning hospitals to be on the lookout for a ransomware group that uses double-extortion tactics. The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Australian Cyber Security Centre released a joint advisory June 4 on the…
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.
Kettering (Ohio) Health was targeted in a ransomware attack May 20, which the health system believes was carried out by the cybercriminal group Interlock. In a June 5 news release shared with Becker’s, the health system said the incident prompted…
Lewiston-based Central Maine Medical Center shut down its IT applications after detecting unusual activity within its computer software, the hospital said in a June 2 Facebook post. The hospital’s technicians secured and turned off all IT applications and hardware, including…
Health system cybersecurity leaders told Becker’s they build strong teams by prioritizing diverse backgrounds and skill sets and spreading a security-first mindset across their organizations. Several health system cybersecurity officers were recently named to the C100 list, from executive community…
Kettering (Ohio) Health has restored the core components of its Epic EHR system after a ransomware attack hit the organization May 20. Here are five things to know:
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Andover, Mass.-based Covenant Health is investigating a systemwide issue that has disrupted phone and internet connectivity across several of its facilities, including hospitals in Maine and New Hampshire. Here are five things to know: Editor’s note: This article was updated…
Kettering (Ohio) Health has resumed normal operations across all of its emergency departments, lifting a temporary diversion that had limited access to emergency care. The change, according to a May 28 update posted on the health system’s website, means Kettering…
UChicago Medicine Medical Group is notifying patients of a data breach involving a former third-party vendor that may have compromised individuals’ personal information. Here are five things to know:
Six health system cybersecurity leaders have been named to the C100 list for the top chief information security officers. The board of CISOs Connect, a membership-based interactive community of executives, selected the top 100 from hundreds of nominations based on…
Kettering (Ohio) Health has confirmed that a ransomware attack is behind the IT outage that has disrupted the health system over the past week. Here are six things to know: 1. The 14-hospital system believes the cyberattack involves ransomware, John…