The majority of ransomware attacks on the healthcare and public health sector in the first quarter of 2022 were conducted by five ransomware-as-a-service groups, according to a May 5 HHS trend report.
Category: cybersecurity
Omnicell reports ransomware incident
Omnicell reported that some of its information technology systems were affected by ransomware.
Feds offer $10M for info about hacker group that targets hospitals
The State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information that may lead to the identification or location of individuals who hold a leadership position in the Conti ransomware group, which has been known to target hospitals and the healthca…
HHS to increase monitoring after audit finds security program ‘ineffective’
The Department of Health and Human Services will implement continuous monitoring of its systems, after an audit conducted by the department’s Office of Inspector April 25 found its information security program “not effective” for fiscal year 2021, FedS…
Cyberattack on Tenet Florida hospitals also affected 5 Steward hospitals
Five Steward Health Care Systems’ hospitals in Florida lost computer and phone service for an undisclosed period in April because of a cyberattack at Dallas-based Tenet Health System, Miami Herald reported May 6.
The 10 largest data breaches ever reported in healthcare
Data breaches in healthcare can cause widespread damage, including the loss of medical records, financial losses for the organization, identity theft and fraud, lawsuits, and a loss of patient trust. Now the industry is more at risk of severe cyberatta…
HHS’ information security program is ineffective, audit finds
HHS’ information security program was deemed “not effective” for fiscal year 2021 in an audit conducted by the department’s Office of Inspector General, consistent with the determinations for fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Colorado hospital targeted by phishing scam, 21,000 affected
Glenwood Springs, Colo.-based Valley View Hospital was the target of a phishing attack when the email accounts of four employees were accessed by unauthorized individuals, affecting the personal data of about 21,000 people.
1.1M health records breached in April: 5 biggest cyberattacks
In April, 29 organizations reported to HHS that 1.1 million people were affected by data breaches.
CISA sounds alarms on most exploited cybersecurity vulnerabilities
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory April 27 warning organizations to apply timely patches and implement a centralized patch management system to reduce their risk of compromise from the most common cyber vulnerabili…
