Russian-based ransomware group Clop has claimed to have mass-hacked 130 organizations, including Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, TechCrunch reported Feb. 15.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a brief Feb. 13 advising healthcare organizations on how to protect their internet-connected devices and networks from Distributed Denial of Service att…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Advent Health has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a data breach lawsuit alleging that the health system failed to protect patients’ confidential information after its September 2021 data breach, Top Class Actions reported…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is notifying patients that some of their confidential information was compromised when its cybersecurity firm Fortra experienced a data breach.
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare has restored the IT systems for its physician practices and urgent care centers, though it continues to divert emergency patients 12 days after a cybersecurity incident, the health system said Feb. 14.
Kalispell, Mont., Mayor Mark Johnson and former Kalispell Mayor Tammi Fisher filed an objection to the data breach settlement against Logan Health Medical Center stating that the settlement amount of $4.3 million is a “bigger win for attorneys than the…
As hospitals deal with increasingly sophisticated ransomware and cybercriminal organizations, medical devicemakers are working to protect their devices from hackers, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 13.