Russian hacking group Killnet, which disrupted hospital and health system websites across the U.S. in February, might be behind an attack on nine Danish hospitals, The Register reported Feb. 28.
Category: cybersecurity
Anonymous call informs Virginia hospital of data breach
An anonymous individual called Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare to notify the hospital that a PDF copy of a Medicare remittance report for Sentara’s lab services was uploaded to an Adobe Acrobat website.
Cyberattack 'credit negative' for Tallahassee Memorial, Moody's says
The February cyberattack on Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare will be “credit negative” for the health system, Moody’s said in a Feb. 27 report.
Can AI overcome healthcare's cybersecurity hurdles? 3 experts weigh in
Artificial intelligence and machine learning have been used for years to help hospitals and health systems combat cybersecurity threats, but with hackers getting more sophisticated, chief information security officers say AI will need to make improveme…
Texas surgical hospital facing lawsuit for July data breach
A lawsuit alleges that Lubbock (Texas) Heart & Surgical Hospital had inadequate cybersecurity practices in place when a July data breach compromised the protected health information of 23,379 current and former patients, Class Action reported Feb. 24.
Six lawsuits filed against New Jersey hospital
Freehold, N.J.-based CentraState Medical Center has been hit with five more class-action lawsuits over a December cyberattack that affected nearly 618,000 patients, bringing the total to six, New Jersey Law Journal reported.
Lawsuits filed over ransomware attack affecting 3.3 million patients
Los Angeles-based Regal Medical Group and its affiliates are facing multiple lawsuits over a ransomware attack that affected 3.3 million of their patients, HIPAA Journal reported.
Arkansas health system faces lawsuit regarding its November data breach
A lawsuit alleges that Mena Regional Health System had inadequate cybersecurity practices in place when a November data breach compromised the protected health information of 84,814 people.
Providence's pivotal move for cybersecurity operations
Providence is building a global IT enterprise by employing thousands of people in Hyderabad, India, to support the U.S.-based operations for multiple functions, including cybersecurity.
Clop ransomware gang targeting US healthcare, HHS warns
Russian-backed ransomware gang Clop poses a major threat to the healthcare and public health sector as it has allegedly attacked Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Co…
