A federal judge ruled June 22 that a data breach lawsuit against Oracle Health and eight health systems can move forward, denying most of the defendants’ attempts to dismiss the consolidated case. U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips of the Western…
Cybersecurity
A digital extortion group known as ShinyHunters claims to have stolen 8.8 terabytes of data from Amazon One Medical’s senior care business, BankInfoSecurity reported June 19. The group is threatening to release the data publicly. In a June 18 post…
A data breach involving healthcare AI company Xsolis has ensnared multiple health systems. Xsolis, which provides utilization management and care coordination technology for health systems, reported the targeted phishing attack June 5, noting that on Jan. 20 an unauthorized person…
Amazon One Medical reported a cybersecurity event affecting a limited number of patients at its senior care business, the company disclosed in a June 17 statement. On June 13, One Medical learned that an unauthorized person gained access to a…
IRhythm Holdings, the maker of the Zio cardiac monitoring patch, has identified a cybersecurity incident and launched an investigation with outside experts. IRhythm reported June 15 that it activated its incident response plans after detecting the breach, working with external…
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A Ukrainian national who helped deploy Conti ransomware against more than 1,000 victims worldwide has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison. According to a June 12 Justice Department news release,…
The FBI opened a 22,000-square-foot simulated town on its Redstone Arsenal campus in Huntsville, Ala., that includes a fully wired mock hospital agents use to train for ransomware response and other cyber investigations. The Kinetic Cyber Range, operated by the…
Arlington, Va.-based VHC Health has been affected by a data breach involving one of its vendors, Xsolis. Xsolis, a vendor that provides case and utilization management services to healthcare organizations, became aware Jan. 22 of unauthorized activity affecting a limited…
In healthcare, a cyberattack is a patient safety crisis as well as an IT problem. As the frequency and sophistication of cyber threats continue to escalate, the organizations tasked with protecting hospitals and health systems have never been more critical. …
Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital detected “suspicious activity” June 8 in its computer network and has opened an investigation into the incident. The investigation, which involves third-party cybersecurity and digital forensic specialists, appears to be a limited event with no data…