St. Louis-based Ascension is already facing two proposed class-action lawsuits just days after the cyberattack on the 140-hospital system.
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.
Pascagoula, Miss.-based Singing River Health System has confirmed that its 2023 cybersecurity incident was a ransomware attack.
St. Louis-based Ascension posted an update on its website about how the ransomware attack that hit the health system on May 8 is impacting its facilities by state.
When hackers target health systems they operate like 'Ocean's Eleven,' Toby Gouker, chief security officer of government health at First Health Advisory told Politico May 14.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health said a former employee impermissibly accessed the records of 715 patients in its EHR.
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Chief information security officers are seeing their roles elevate as hospitals renew focus on cybersecurity and ransomware attack prevention.
An Indiana hospital is still dealing with the fallout of a cyberattack 2 1/2 years after it happened, WTHR in Indianapolis reported.
The hacking group that reportedly attacked St. Louis-based Ascension typically gives victims between 10 to 12 days to pay ransom before leaking their data.
Meteorologists track storm cells, which gives us time to mitigate disaster. Likewise, as those of us in health care keep a “storm watch” for potential disasters and emergencies, we can prepare for every possible situation that could affect operational resilience.
St. Louis-based Ascension confirmed that it suffered a ransomware attack.