Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health said Cincinnati-based TriHealth and Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health are not being affected by the ransomware attack that has plagued the hospital giant’s IT systems.
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Before CommonSpirit Health, 9 other healthcare ransomware attacks in 2022
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, the nation’s second-largest nonprofit health system, said Oct. 12 that it was experiencing a ransomware attack that has led to EHR shutdowns and canceled appointments and procedures at its hospitals across the country.
CommonSpirit Health confirms ransomware attack
After more than a week of IT outages at CommonSpirit Health hospitals across the country, the Chicago-based system confirmed it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack.
At CommonSpirit, big IT problems and little info
Despite EHR outages, canceled appointments and delayed surgeries at its hospitals across the nation, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has been slow to release details on the massive IT security incident.
Feds warn healthcare organizations of ongoing abuse of legitimate security tools
The Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned the healthcare sector of a number of legitimate security tools that are most often abused by hackers in an Oct. 6 whitepaper.
Hospitalwide outages still plaguing CommonSpirit hospitals
Patients and health providers from numerous subsidiaries of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health have revealed the ongoing effect of the unidentified IT security incident that reportedly began Oct. 3.
After CommonSpirit Health IT security incident, CISOs weigh in on how their size affects their cyber strategy
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has been dealing with a large-scale IT security incident this week that has been shutting down EHRs and canceling patient appointments at its hospitals across the country.
BD, CISA warn of security flaw in cancer testing system
A hard-coded credential vulnerability in medical laboratory equipment used for cervical cancer screenings could allow an attacker to modify sensitive patient information, according to an Oct. 4 warning from BD and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure S…
3,800 UW Medicine patients affected by 3rd-party data breach
Seattle-based UW Medicine is notifying patients about a ransomware attack at a mail service vendor that has compromised the protected health information of 3,800 patients.
MercyOne sites scheduling patient appointments via phone calls after national IT incident
All care locations in MercyOne Central Iowa’s region, including Des Moines, are continuing to take patient appointments even as the health system struggles with an unspecified IT security breach affecting its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit,…
