Category: cybersecurity

Hacker steals files from Arkansas health system

Nashville, Ark.-based Howard Memorial Hospital notified 53,668 patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised in a December cybersecurity incident after an unauthorized party stole files from its network. 

Banner, ChristianaCare, U of Iowa websites also hit by cyberattack

More U.S. hospitals and health systems have reported that their websites went down this week after a cyberattack that Russian hacking group Killnet claimed responsibility for.

'Killnet' has successfully exfiltrated data from hospitals, health systems

On Jan. 31, ‘Killnet,’ a Russian-based hacking group claimed to have taken down multiple hospital and health system websites across the U.S., and HHS confirmed that the group has obtained data from a number of hospitals in January, SC Media reported Ja…

Feds warn against pro-Russian hackers targeting healthcare: 5 things to know

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a brief Jan. 30 warning the healthcare sector about the hacktivist group ‘KillNet,’ which is known for attacking and targeting the U.S. healthcare industry. 

Russian hackers disrupt health system websites across US

Russian hacking group Killnet claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that disrupted hospital and health system websites across the U.S., according to BetterCyber, a technology company.

Software vendor data breach affects nearly 49,000 individuals at UCHealth

A third-party data breach affected 48,879 patients, providers and employees of UCHealth, the Aurora, Colo.-based health system reported.

FBI takes down Hive ransomware

The FBI infiltrated notorious ransomware group Hive, which has targeted hospitals across the U.S., according to a report from the Justice Department.

3 most active malware threats in healthcare: Report

Here are the most active cyber threats facing healthcare, according to a January report from BlackBerry Cybersecurity Consulting that used telemetry to detect malware between September and November 2022.

BlackCat ransomware group attacks 2nd healthcare vendor in a matter of days

BlackCat, a “triple-extortion” ransomware group that combines ransomware attacks with threats to leak data and disable websites, attacked pharmacy management services firm PharmaCare Services, GovInfoSecurity reported Jan. 23. 

One Brooklyn Health says hacker copied patient data in cyberattack

One Brooklyn (N.Y.) Health says patient data was copied in a November cyberattack on the health system.