Richmond, Texas-based OakBend Medical Center has almost completely restored its clinical systems after a Sept. 1 ransomware attack took them offline.
Category: cybersecurity
Feds warn against Chinese-backed hackers targeting healthcare organizations
Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as APT41 are a threat to the U.S. healthcare industry, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned Sept. 22.
Hacker group publishes stolen data from French hospital
One of the most active ransomware groups targeting the healthcare sector, LockBit, has published 12 gigabytes of patient and staff data from a 1,000-bed French hospital, Bank Info Security reported Sept. 26.
Hacker group publishes stolen data from French hospital
One of the most active ransomware groups targeting the healthcare sector, LockBit, has published 12 gigabytes of patient and staff data from a 1,000-bed French hospital, Bank Info Security reported Sept. 26.
How 10 health system IT execs explain the cyberthreat to their boards
With hospital data breaches and ransomware attacks happening with alarming regularity, cybersecurity is a big area of concern for health systems. But it’s not always the most straightforward topic to understand.
Lawsuit claims Mon Health didn’t protect patients from data breach
Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health is being sued over a December 2021 data breach, The (Morgantown) Dominion Post reported Sept. 24.
Data breach lawsuit against East Tennessee Children’s Hospital dropped
A lawsuit filed against Knoxville-based East Tennessee Children’s Hospital for a March 2022 data breach was dropped, Knox County News reported Sept. 21.
Southwell confirms cybersecurity incident after report claims it negotiated with ransomware group
Tifton, Ga.-based Southwell confirmed it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident after a report claimed the health system had been involved in a ransomware attack.
Hackers using monkeypox phishing scheme to target healthcare organizations, HHS warns
Hackers are using a monkeypox-themed phishing campaign to target healthcare organizations, the HHS warned Sept. 19.
Hackers access 23,379 patient files from Texas surgical hospital
Lubbock (Texas) Heart & Surgical Hospital is notifying patients about a July data security incident that disrupted some of its IT systems and compromised the protected health information of 23,379 patients.
