Cybersecurity is a top priority for health systems this year after devastating attacks against large health systems, small hospitals and vendor partners over the last few years. Hacker tactics are evolving and so are health system strategies.
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Market Dynamics Compounding Pressures on Health Systems and Vendors Alike
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Russian nationals with operating a ransomware group that hacked a children's hospital and other healthcare providers.
The data of 882,782 patients of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System was compromised in a 2023 hack.
Healthcare remains the top target for third-party breaches, according to a Feb. 11 report from Black Kite.
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Frederick (Md.) Health's IT systems continue to be disrupted by a Jan. 27 ransomware attack, but most of its healthcare services are open.
An unauthorized third party has acquired files from Delta County Memorial Hospital District in Delta, Colo.
The total number of large healthcare data breaches was down slightly in 2024, according to HHS data reported by HIPAA Journal.
Middletown, Conn.-based Community Health Center reported a data breach potentially exposing 1 million patients' information.
New York Blood Center Enterprises, one of the largest blood suppliers in the U.S., is working to recover from a ransomware attack that disrupted its IT systems.