Hospital margins have narrowed considerably since the pandemic, but cybersecurity budgets have kept climbing — and health system IT leaders say they are now facing sharper questions from their CFOs about why. The tension is already showing up in the…
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.
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., reintroduced legislation that would establish minimum federal cybersecurity standards for healthcare organizations and provide $1.3 billion to help hospitals strengthen their defenses. The senators reintroduced the Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act,…
Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center did not pay a ransom in connection with the cyberattack that disrupted its systems in February, according to officials. UMMC Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs LouAnn Woodward, MD, told SuperTalk Mississippi the state did…
Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health has restored MyChart in read-only mode as it continues recovering from a cybersecurity incident that began Sept. 1. Patients can now view their health information in the portal, though scheduling and messaging features remain unavailable. The…
Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health has restored telephone service across all of its locations as the health system continues recovering systems affected by a cybersecurity incident. The health system said in a Sept. 16 update that patients can again call physician…
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El Dorado Springs, Mo.-based Cedar County Memorial Hospital is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and external forensic experts to investigate an August IT disruption that left its Meditech EHR offline for two weeks. The hospital voluntarily shut down…
At the opening keynote of Becker’s 11th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference in Chicago, two health system technology leaders set up the argument that would carry through the rest of the week: The hardest problems facing…
A Ukrainian national who helped deploy Conti ransomware against more than 1,000 victims worldwide has been sentenced to four years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, formerly of Cork, Ireland, admitted to joining the…
Recent cybersecurity warnings and incidents are highlighting risks for healthcare organizations that extend beyond ransomware, including cloud authorization abuse, voice phishing, brand impersonation, third-party access and publicly exposed information. Here are five recent cybersecurity developments Becker’s has reported on in…
Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health’s phone system and MyChart patient portal remain unavailable as the health system continues responding to a cybersecurity incident involving an unauthorized criminal actor. In a Sept. 10 update, Luminis Health said its investigation is ongoing and…