Cybersecurity

A Maryland man has been charged with digitally snooping on his coworkers while working for a Maryland health system. Matthew Bathula, 41, of Clarksville, Md., faces two counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer and one count of aggravated…

Two men convicted of committing ransomware attacks while working for cybersecurity firms each have been sentenced to four years in prison. Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, and Kevin Martin, 36, of Texas, were sentenced April 30 after each pleading guilty…

A March cyberattack constrained growth and caused margin pressures for medtech firm Stryker, but leaders still expect the company to meet financial projections by the end of the year, according to an April 30 earnings call. Stryker had to pause…

The US. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other federal agencies have released a joint guide for applying zero-trust principles to operational technology systems, the American Hospital Association reported April 30. In health care, operational technology environments include tools that…

The American Hospital Association is pointing health systems to a federal advisory warning that Chinese hackers are employing the “covert networks” of compromised devices to prepare for and carry out cyberattacks. “For hospitals, this is particularly relevant,” said John Riggi,…

Medtronic has reported an unauthorized party accessed data in certain corporate IT systems. The company said it has not identified any impact to its products, patient safety, customer connections, manufacturing and distribution operations, financial reporting systems or its ability to…

A cybersecurity incident has encrypted data and interrupted phone and internet systems at Mauston, Wis.-based Mile Bluff Medical Center. Clinical teams activated downtime procedures, with only “limited and temporary” disruptions to services, the hospital said in an April 21 statement.…

A former ransomware negotiator has pleaded guilty to committing cyberattacks himself, including some involving healthcare. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Fla., entered the plea to one count of conspiracy to obstruct, delay or affect commerce or the movement of…

Rupert, Idaho-based Minidoka Memorial Hospital had to transfer some emergency patients after an Easter morning cyber incident disrupted its imaging services. The hospital said April 17 that care wasn’t otherwise interrupted by the April 5 event that affected certain IT…

Signature Healthcare Brockton (Mass.) Hospital has lifted its “code black” status following a cybersecurity incident that began April 6. As of 8 a.m. April 15, the hospital’s emergency department was again receiving ambulances after continuing to serve walk-in patients during…