Cybersecurity

Amid growing concerns over class-action lawsuits against healthcare organizations following data breaches, state lawmakers are taking action to limit liabilities for these organizations, Politico reported July 29.

A New Hampshire-based health system recently fell victim to a ransomware attack, databreaches.net reported July 29.

Losses for the healthcare industry from the CrowdStrike IT outage are estimated to reach $1.9 billion, according to a July 24 report from Parametrix Solutions, a provider of cloud monitoring, modeling and insurance services. 

A California health system was breached after a hacker gained access through "push notification spamming."

A man reportedly affiliated with North Korean military intelligence has been allegedly participating in a scheme to hack into U.S. healthcare systems.

APT45, a North Korean cyber operator, has continued to target the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, a July 25 report from cybersecurity firm Mandiant found.

Jeffrey Ferranti, MD, chief digital officer of Duke University Health System, was awakened in the early morning hours of July 19 with a text that the computers at his hospitals were down. His first thought: ransomware attack.

A company that provides bill collection services for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health fell victim to a cyberattack.

Thirty-nine healthcare providers and the National Community Pharmacists Association are suing UnitedHealth Group over the Change Healthcare hack, claiming they have not financially recovered from the cyberattack.

America needs a "cyber dome" to protect against the increasing number of cyberattacks that are plaguing healthcare, according to nine former HHS and Veterans Affairs secretaries.