A former lab employee of Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health stole patients’ personal and medical information, the health system said in a notice on its website.
Category: cybersecurity
Higher labor costs, inflation hindering health systems’ abilities to bolster cybersecurity
Cyber risks for hospitals and health systems are higher than other sectors such as banking, technology and telecommunications, yet with hospitals facing financial challenges from increased labor costs, cybersecurity has fallen on the back burner, accor…
Texas health system employees complain of payroll issues following CommonSpirit cyberattack
Employees of Bryan, Texas-based St. Joseph Health are complaining of payroll issues following a ransomware attack against its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, KBTX reported.
HC3 warns healthcare orgs of Lorenz ransomware group
In a Nov. 21 analyst note, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned healthcare organizations about Lorenz, a human-operated ransomware group known for its “big-game hunting.”
Kaiser Permanente employee inappropriately accessed EHR — 8,000 patients affected
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States notified 8,556 patients that some of their information was compromised due to an employee inappropriately accessing portions of its electronic health records.
Community Health Network’s ‘pixel’ breach may have compromised patient data
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is notifying patients that some of their protected health information may have been sent to Meta and Google.
California hospital confirms IT security incident
Banning, Calif.-based San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital said a cybersecurity incident disrupted its IT operations.
Watchdog says HHS faces ‘significant’ challenges in trying to protect health data
A new report from the departmental Office of Inspector General said the HHS is facing “significant challenges” in protecting data and technology from cyberthreats and must improve how its entities share public health data, BankInfoSecurity reported Nov…
Hive ransomware gang has made $100M from victims’ payments
Hive, a ransomware group known to target the healthcare industry, has received approximately $100 million in ransom payments.
IT issue forces Rhode Island hospital to cancel surgeries
Wakefield, R.I.-based South County Hospital canceled surgeries on Nov. 17; patients were called and informed that the hospital’s technology was “down,” GoLocalProv reported Nov. 17.
