Minneapolis-based Allina Health said a former employee impermissibly accessed the records of 715 patients in its EHR.
Category: cybersecurity
Health system CISO role evolves as ransomware attacks take center stage
Chief information security officers are seeing their roles elevate as hospitals renew focus on cybersecurity and ransomware attack prevention.
Hospital still recovering from cyberattack 2 ½ years later
An Indiana hospital is still dealing with the fallout of a cyberattack 2 1/2 years after it happened, WTHR in Indianapolis reported.
How the ransomware group linked to Ascension hack operates
The hacking group that reportedly attacked St. Louis-based Ascension typically gives victims between 10 to 12 days to pay ransom before leaking their data.
Ascension confirms ransomware attack
St. Louis-based Ascension confirmed that it suffered a ransomware attack.
Ascension suffered ransomware attack: Report
The cyberattack St. Louis-based Ascension suffered May 8 is being called a ransomware incident, CNN reported May 10.
Ransomware group intensifies attacks on healthcare
Ransomware group Black Basta is accelerating its attacks against the healthcare industry, according to a May 10 report from the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Ascension hospital resumes emergency services in wake of hack
Baltimore-based Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital’s emergency department resumed seeing new patients in the midst of dealing with a cybersecurity incident that is hampering Ascension facilities, The Baltimore Sun reported May 10.
Hospitals to get cybersecurity mandates
The Biden administration plans to introduce cybersecurity mandates for hospitals that would be accompanied by free training for smaller facilities, Bloomberg reported.
Ascension expects IT outages 'for some time'
A cybersecurity incident has left 140-hospital Ascension with its EHR disabled, some appointments and surgeries postponed, and the expectation that the 19-state health system will operate on downtime procedures “for some time.”
