Healthcare organizations worldwide faced 410 ransomware attacks in the first half of 2026, up nearly 14% from the 360 attacks recorded in the second half of 2025, according to a July 9 report from Comparitech. Of the 410 attacks, 247…
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AdaptHealth is investigating a cybersecurity incident after determining that unauthorized access to its systems resulted in the exfiltration of patient data and insurance billing information. According to a July 2 Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the home medical equipment provider…
A federal judge has dismissed the consolidated cyberattack lawsuit against Stryker after the plaintiffs voluntarily withdrew their claims without prejudice. U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou of the Western District of Michigan signed an order June 30 dismissing the claims of…
For years, one of the most consequential storylines in health system operations was the cyberattack that took multiple hospitals offline. Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health in 2022, then Change Healthcare and St. Louis-based Ascension in 2024, showed how a single intrusion could…
A data breach involving healthcare AI company Xsolis has ensnared at least eight health systems and 1.4 million patients. Xsolis, which provides utilization management and care coordination technology for health systems, reported the targeted phishing attack June 5, noting that…
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Medtronic’s April cybersecurity incident affected more than 72,000 residents of Massachusetts and Vermont, with Social Security numbers and health records among the data exposed, state attorney general breach notification filings show. Massachusetts recorded 63,534 residents affected — with both SSNs…
The U.S. government on June 26 lifted its block on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 AI model, clearing the startup to release it to more than 100 U.S. institutions, including major companies and government agencies, Semafor reported. The reversal de-escalates a…
Stryker has filed a motion to dismiss a consolidated class-action lawsuit stemming from the March 11 cyberattack that disrupted its business operations. Eight current and former Stryker employees sued the medical device maker within 48 hours of the company’s announcement…
Amazon One Medical is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court following a data breach that exposed patient records at its senior care unit. The lawsuit, filed June 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies issued a joint warning June 22 that advances in AI are rapidly transforming cyber threats and creating new urgency for organizations to strengthen cyber resilience. In a statement released by the cybersecurity leaders of the Five…