Cybersecurity

Healthcare technology conversations often focus on improving efficiency at the point of care — reducing the note-taking burden, streamlining workflows, adding telehealth capabilities and giving clinicians more time with patients. These investments are necessary, particularly as provider burnout remains a…

Brockton, Mass.-based Signature Healthcare and Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital are still diverting ambulance traffic as they respond to a cybersecurity incident that began April 6. In an April 7 update shared with Becker’s, the health system said many of its…

Signature Healthcare is responding to a cybersecurity incident that has disrupted portions of its information systems, prompting the Brockton, Mass.-based health system to shift to manual operations while continuing patient care. The health system identified suspicious activity in part of…

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a lawsuit against Change Healthcare, alleging the company violated state consumer protection and data security laws in connection with a 2024 data breach that affected nearly 2.2 million Iowa residents. Filed March 31,…

Jackson (Ala.) Hospital is notifying 13,910 individuals that their data may have been breached in a cybersecurity incident involving a debt collector. The hospital said it discovered in late January that its patients’ information was compromised in a July 2024…

Hackers demand an average of $18.2 million after a healthcare ransomware attack, nearly six times more than the next-closest industry, according to a BakerHostetler analysis. Here are seven more things to know from the annual Data Security Incident Response Report,…

Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho, has resumed normal operations across its offices and clinics after a cybersecurity incident forced widespread closures, though some phone outages persist at rural locations. All Gritman offices and clinics reopened on regular schedules April…

Medtech company Stryker reported being “fully operational” across its manufacturing network after a March 11 cyberattack. The hack disrupted the firm’s internal Microsoft environment, causing health systems to temporarily disconnect from the company’s devices and delay procedures. A cybercriminal group…

Nacogdoches (Texas) Memorial Hospital has begun notifying patients whose data may have been breached in a January cyberattack. The 161-bed hospital became aware of the incident Jan. 31, after a hacker compromised its computer network and information systems, according to…

New York City Health + Hospitals disclosed a data breach that may have exposed patients’ personal and health information after an unauthorized actor accessed its systems for more than two months. The public health system said it detected suspicious activity…