Category: cybersecurity

Tennessee Children’s hospital hit by IT security issue

Knoxville-based East Tennessee Children’s Hospital warned patients March 15 that an unspecified information technology security issue has affected the hospital.

Kansas health system notifies patients of October cyberattack

Parsons, Kan.-based Labette Health is notifying patients whose information may have been affected by an October cyberattack.

Missouri hospital notifies patients of December cyberattack

Capital Region Medical Center is notifying patients whose information may have been affected by a December cyberattack.

Federal agencies update information on Conti 

The FBI, U.S. Secret Service and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added indicators of compromise March 9 to an advisory on the ransomware organization Conti. 

Logan Health sued after data breach exposed 174,761 patients’ health information

A Montana resident filed a lawsuit March 11 against Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health Medical Center after a hacker gained access to 174,761 patients’ protected health information.

Colorado health system’s email breach exposed 52,632 patients’ protected information

An email data breach at Montrose (Colo.) Regional Health went undetected for two months and affected 52,632 individuals.

Oklahoma hospital data breach impacts 92,000 patients

Duncan (Okla.) Regional Hospital notified patients March 4 about a data security incident that exposed 92,000 patients’ medical records.

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.