Category: cybersecurity

Feds warn against 2 ransomware groups targeting healthcare

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a brief Jan. 12 warning the healthcare sector about the tactics and exploitation techniques used by Royal ransomware and BlackCat ransomware, two ransomware groups that have been aggressively t…

Unauthorized party removes files containing patient info from California hospital

An unauthorized party has removed files containing patients’ personal information from Hayward, Calif.-based St. Rose Hospital, JDSupra reported Jan. 13.  

Mayo Clinic settles over data breach

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has settled a lawsuit over a data breach involving a former employee who allegedly viewed nude photos of patients, KROC reported Jan. 16.

Health system to pay patients $4K each for data breach

Gallup, N.M.-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services has agreed to pay victims of a 2021 data breach up to $4,000 each, according to a recent federal court filing.

Healthcare sector sees largest increase in cyberattacks in 2022

Global cyberattacks increased by 38 percent in 2022 compared to 2021, with the healthcare sector seeing the largest increase in attacks, according to a new report from Check Point Research. 

UPMC, Highmark + HCA join cybersecurity initiative aimed at reducing third-party risk

Several health systems and other healthcare companies have signed on to an organization that aims to protect the industry from cybersecurity risks involving third-party vendors.

How the federal government could incentivize healthcare cybersecurity

Greg Garcia, executive director of cybersecurity at the Health Sector Coordinating Council, said that regulatory policy moves by the federal government could encourage healthcare organizations to invest in cybersecurity, BankInfoSecurity reported Jan. …

Hackers access Texas surgery center's employee email accounts

Two employee email accounts associated with Plano, Texas-based Live Oak Surgery Center were compromised by an unauthorized third party, which in turn potentially caused the information of 5,264 patients to be viewed or taken. 

University of Miami Health employee email compromised by 3rd party

An employee of the University of Miami Health System had their email account compromised by an unknown party, leading to some patient information possibly being obtained. 

Nearly half of healthcare ransomware attacks disrupt hospital services

Nearly half of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations disrupted care delivery, a Dec. 29 study in JAMA Health Forum found.