Category: cybersecurity

St. Louis-based Ascension continues to recover from a May 8 cyberattack that brought its IT network offline.

HHS warned hospitals to be on the lookout for distributed denial-of-service cyberattacks.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden is urging HHS to mandate stronger cybersecurity measures for crucial healthcare companies in the wake of the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary Change Healthcare.

St. Louis-based Ascension is on track to restore its EHR by June 14 after bringing its medical records systems back online in two more markets, the health system said June 5.

St. Louis-based Ascension has restored EHR access in three markets following a May 8 cyberattack.

The American Medical Association is exploring the possibility of filing a class-action lawsuit against Change Healthcare to help physicians recoup losses from the cyberattack on the Optum subsidiary.

Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of San Diego-based Scripps Health, which was hit with a ransomware attack in May 2021, discussed in an American Hospital Association podcast that healthcare organizations often hesitate to speak publicly about such i…

A hospital that agreed to a settlement for a baby’s death amid a 2020 ransomware attack has not paid, the plaintiff alleges.

Belmont, Mass.-based McLean Hospital, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, reported unauthorized access to an email archive containing potentially sensitive information.

St. Louis-based Mercy has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2020 data breach.