The May 8 ransomware attack on St. Louis-based Ascension has affected 5.6 million individuals.
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The United States is seeking to extradite an Israeli man wanted for participating in a ransomware group that has hacked hospitals, Ynetnews reported Dec. 19.
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health detected unusual activity on a team member's email account, potentially compromising limited patient information.
Texas Tech University System's data breach in September possibly breached the information of 1.4 million patients, according to HHS.
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit against Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, alleging the company violated state consumer protection and data security laws after a February ransomware attack.
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Thousands of patients at Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center had their data exposed through a third-party calendar management tool.
A hospital billing vendor has agreed to a $2 million settlement over a cyberattack that breached patient data from five health systems.
Hackers are reportedly threatening to release the data of 17 million patients from a California health system unless it meets their demands.
Cybercriminals often target healthcare organizations during the holidays, seizing the opportunity to exploit vulnerabilities when defenses are weakest.
Fortified Health Security, a provider of cybersecurity services specializing in healthcare, has established a new cybersecurity advisory group made up of executive IT leaders, including healthcare executives.