Cybersecurity

A Pennsylvania judge approved a $65 million settlement between Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network and its patients caught in a 2023 ransomware attack, WHYY reported Nov. 15.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office said HHS "continues to have challenges" as the lead agency for healthcare cybersecurity.

Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians continue to deal with an IT outage that started in late September.

Robert Purbeck, 45, of Meridian, Ga., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking into the computer servers of 19 victims across the U.S., including a medical clinic.

Cyberattacks are on the rise and healthcare is a primary target.

Federal authorities are warning the healthcare sector of hackers who are most likely Chinese state threat actors.

With the rise in artificial intelligence use, healthcare organizations block more AI activity than most other industries.

A ransomware group claims to have stolen 1.15 terabytes of data from Memorial Hospital and Manor, a healthcare provider based in Bainbridge, Ga., BankInfoSecurity reported Nov. 11.

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is here, and it’s not showing signs of slowing down any time soon. With a current market size of about $28 billion, healthcare AI is projected to exceed $180 billion in 2030.

Ransomware attacks at big health systems declined in the first half of 2024.