Category: cybersecurity

Georgia hospital's EHR disrupted by ransomware attack

An 80-bed hospital in Bainbridge, Ga., identified a ransomware attack Nov. 2.

Hackers breach Iowa hospital

Hackers breached an Iowa hospital’s IT network, accessing or downloading patient files.

Feds warn of AI voice spoofing in healthcare

Federal authorities are warning of a hacking collective targeting healthcare with artificial intelligence-enabled voice spoofing and voice phishing.

Texas hospital reports data breach

Dallas-based Parkland Health suffered a data breach, which has affected 6,523 patients, CBS News Texas reported Oct. 28. 

IT outage persists for weeks at Texas health system

Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians remain unable to access electronic resources following a late September IT outage.

IT outage persists for weeks at Texas health system

Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians remain unable to access electronic resources following a late September IT outage.

The cyberthreat health system firewalls can't stop

No matter how sophisticated an organization’s technical defenses are, human error remains a significant vulnerability.

Indiana hospital hit by social engineering attack

Protected health information from Riverview Health, based in Noblesville, Ind., was compromised following a social engineering attack.

Texas hospital lifts diversion following cyberattack

Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System’s emergency centers are no longer on diversion following a cyberattack on the organization that occurred on Sept. 26.

Henry Ford Health settles data breach lawsuit for $700K

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has agreed to a $700,000 settlement over a data breach lawsuit.