HHS issued a brief Dec. 12 warning healthcare organizations about the cybersecurity risks associated with ransomware group LockBit 3.0.
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Patient data accessed in cybersecurity incident at California hospital
Banning, Calif.-based San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital said patient data was accessed during a recent cybersecurity incident at the facility.
8 largest healthcare data breaches of 2022 tied to vendors
Eight of the largest healthcare data breaches of 2022 were tied to third-party vendors. Here is the list of the breaches, as reported by Becker’s Hospital Review:
Feds warn against cybersecurity risks associated with automation in healthcare
HHS issued a brief Dec. 8 warning healthcare organizations about the cybersecurity risks associated with automation.
New York hospital network still recovering after a November cybersecurity incident
New York City-based One Brooklyn Health’s hospitals are still working to fully restore some of its IT and EHR systems after a November cybersecurity incident caused three of its hospitals to shut them down, GovInfoSecurity reported Dec. 8.
HHS warns of Royal ransomware threat targeting healthcare providers
The HHS released a warning Dec. 7 about a human-operated ransomware group known as Royal that is increasingly becoming a threat to the healthcare sector.
More than 620,000 patients' data breached in CommonSpirit ransomware attack, new report shows
More than 620,000 patients of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health had their data breached in the recent ransomware attack on the nation’s second-largest nonprofit health system, according to a report to the HHS Office of Civil Rights.
Arkansas hospital settles data breach lawsuit for $295K
Conway (Ark.) Regional Medical Center will pay $295,000 to settle a lawsuit regarding a June 26, 2019, data breach in which patient information was compromised due to a phishing attack, Top Class Actions reported Dec. 7.
Feds warn of Cuba ransomware threat targeting the healthcare sector
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI released a joint cybersecurity advisory Dec. 1 to warn about a Cuba ransomware threat targeting the healthcare sector.
Massachusetts hospital to refund patients for losses after data breach
Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital has settled a lawsuit for a Feb. 9, 2021, data breach that compromised the protected health information of 60,000 current and former patients, Top Class Actions reported Dec. 5.
