Cybersecurity

Cyber Threats & Regulatory Issues You Need to Know About While healthcare has always been on the forefront of technology when it comes to clinical medicine, it has sometimes been a bit slower to adopt and adapt to the ever-changing…

The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Russian national with facilitating ransomware attacks on hospitals and other organizations.

UnitedHealth Group claims processing subsidiary Change Healthcare has restored its clearinghouse services and received $3.2 billion in loan repayments from providers following a February cyberattack.

A ransomware attack on Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, Okla., has compromised the personal information of 133,149 individuals.

Cybersecurity spending will likely continue to take over the IT budget in the coming year as threats become more sophisticated, according to a Nov. 13 report from Moody's.

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.