SSM Health, one of Oklahoma's largest healthcare providers, said a partner vendor recently suffered a data breach.
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.
A healthcare coalition comprising two hospitals and an orthopedic group filed a lawsuit against unidentified individuals associated with the ransomware group LockBit, BankInfoSecurity reported Jan. 4.
North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital disaffiliated from medical transcription provider after investigations of a July 21, 2023, data breach.
The FBI is helping Newburyport, Mass.-based Anna Jaques Hospital investigate a Dec. 24 cyberattack, The Daily News reported Jan. 3.
Hackers threatened to "swat" patients of Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center if the organization didn't meet its ransom demands, databreaches.net reported.
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Pittsburgh-based UPMC is investing in cybersecurity in a challenging economic environment by making the business case for it, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 4.
An anonymous employee from Liberty (Mo.) Hospital is alleging that the organization has been cutting employee hours due to a December cybersecurity incident, KCTV reported Jan. 3.
Health systems experienced 46 ransomware attacks in 2023, up from 25 in 2022 and 27 in 2021, as hackers continue to bedevil the industry, cybersecurity firm Emsisoft reported.
Oklahoma City-based Integris Health faces a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over a ransomware attack in which hackers attempted to extort patients on Christmas Eve, KFOR reported.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is advocating for legislation to enact mandatory data breach reporting, ensuring increased transparency after Corewell Health experienced two data breaches in 2023, WEMU reported Jan. 2.