Category: cybersecurity

St. Louis-based Ascension continues to recover from a May 8 ransomware attack that took its IT network offline.

The February cyberattack on Change Healthcare has led HHS to develop a map detailing the cybersecurity risks linked to the dominance of a single technology supplier, referred to as a single point of failure, The Wall Street Journal reported May 30.&nbs…

Sen. Ron Wyden is urging regulators to investigate UnitedHealth Group for what he termed “negligent” security practices, which he believes contributed to the February cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. 

Hospitals reduce patient intake following a ransomware attack, Politico reported May 29. 

St. Louis-based Ascension has restored access to its EHR in its first market following a May 8 ransomware attack.

Most attacks on U.S. healthcare are coming from Russia, ABC affiliate KGTV reported May 28. 

An unauthorized user or users accessed the email accounts of a “small number” of University of Chicago Medicine employees, potentially compromising patient health information. 

Hackers accessed the emails of two pediatric health system employees, exposing patient data.

St. Louis-based Ascension said it expects patients and providers to notice progress on its cyberattack response after Memorial Day weekend.

Several hospitals and health systems have reported cybersecurity incidents that have led to compromised patient data and IT systems during May.