Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System has restored its EHR more than two weeks after a cyberattack.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
Axis Health System identified a cyberattack affecting operations, including its primary care patient portal, according to the health system's website.
A Maryland medical center said it paid ransom to hackers to unlock its data.
In 2024, the percentage of healthcare organizations paying ransomware demands decreased to 36%, down from 40% in 2023. However, those that did comply faced steeper costs, an Oct. 8 survey from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute found.
New York state regulations aiming to boost hospital cybersecurity went into effect this month.
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In the past 12 months, 92% of healthcare organizations reported experiencing at least one cyberattack, up from 88% in 2023, an Oct. 8 survey from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute found.
IT outages at a Texas health system and an affiliated medical school and its physicians' group are affecting patient care across the northwest part of the state.
Federal authorities are warning of a new ransomware gang that has already claimed at least one healthcare victim in the U.S.
Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System continues to deal with the effects of a cyberattack more than a week after taking its systems offline.
HHS' Office for Civil Rights has imposed a $240,000 civil monetary penalty on Providence Medical Institute, located in Southern California, due to possible violations of the HIPAA security rule.