Category: cybersecurity

HHS: What cybersecurity means for healthcare in 2022

HHS challenged healthcare organizations to incorporate new cybersecurity tactics to protect their organizations from new and ongoing threats in a March 3 Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center report.

FBI sounds alarm on ransomware group targeting US organizations

The FBI has warned organizations of a ransomware group that is targeting critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S.

Ascension Michigan data breach exposed 27K patient records

Ascension Michigan is notifying patients of a data breach that exposed 27,177 patients’ data.

Emergency funding request from White House includes millions for cybersecurity

The White House is requesting millions of dollars in emergency funding that would be dedicated to shoring up national cybersecurity, The Washington Post reported March 7. 

Cybersecurity companies offering US hospitals free protection

Three cybersecurity companies offered U.S. hospitals free protection as the federal government’s concern about Russian cyber retaliation increases as the war in Ukraine escalates, The Washington Post reported.

Michigan Medicine email breach put health info of 2,900 patients at risk

An employee’s email was compromised at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine last year, potentially exposing the protected health information of 2,920 patients, the health system said this week.

New bill would mandate disclosure of healthcare cyberattacks, ransoms to government

The Senate passed one of the most significant pieces of cyber legislation yet on March 2, that if passed in the House of Representatives, would mandate companies in healthcare, among other “critical industries,” to report cyberattacks and ransom paymen…

UNC Health placing emails in quarantine to combat cyberthreats

Due to increased cyberthreats from outside email, Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has implemented a new cybersecurity software from Microsoft to combat malicious file attachments.

Mon Health hit by 2nd data breach

Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health and its affiliated hospitals suffered an email phishing incident and a data security incident, all within three months.

How AHA is responding to increasing cyber threats

The American Hospital Association has increased its warnings and cybersecurity measures as concerns for potential Russian cyberattacks grow, Politico reported March 2.