Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health said that unusual activity affecting its IT systems on March 8 was the result of a data breach. An investigation into the incident revealed that an unauthorized third party gained access to the health system’s…
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.
Healthcare organizations are increasingly preparing for the inevitability of cyberattacks, but many still fall short in foundational areas such as asset and third-party risk management, according to an April 11 report from KLAS Research. The Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study 2025,…
Scammers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to pose as job candidates and infiltrate U.S. companies, especially those hiring for remote positions, CNBC reported April 8. Applicants are turning to deepfake software and other generative AI tools to create false identities,…
Syracuse, N.Y.-based Upstate Medical University had to temporarily divert some emergency room patients, cancel appointments and suspend visitations after a network outage. After phone and internet disruptions April 8, the health system canceled the services at Upstate University Hospital, Upstate…
Hackers are targeting executives’ personal email, app and social media accounts as they can be less secure than corporate accounts, The Wall Street Journal reported. Research firm Ponemon Institute found that 51% of U.S. corporate cybersecurity leaders have experienced attacks…
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Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health reported a lab privacy incident with a former remote employee earlier this year. The health system is notifying patients who received lab tests between Jan. 13 and Jan. 28 that their data may have been wrongly…
Kaiser Permanente has terminated its national director of corporate security investigations, Craig Chew, amid allegations he received confidential data from a California criminal database accessed by an Oakland police officer, the Mercury News reported April 6. Mr. Chew, a former…
Truckee, Calif.-based Tahoe Forest Health System is warning patients about a recent wave of scam attempts in which fraudsters are impersonating healthcare staff to obtain personal information. While the health system said there has been no breach or unauthorized access…
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger will hand over the private patient information for 1 million patients to the defense team for a man accused of breaching patient data in 2023, according to Penn Live. Last year, the federal government reported around 1.2…
The global cybersecurity landscape is entering an AI-fueled arms race, with cybercriminals leveraging artificial intelligence to launch attacks as security experts deploy AI-driven defenses, according to John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association. The…