Category: cybersecurity

Ransomware attack prompts Maryland hospital to take systems offline

A ransomware attack prompted Frederick (Md.) Health to take its systems offline as a precaution.

Change Healthcare ups data breach estimate to 190 million people

Change Healthcare has increased its estimate of the number of people whose personal and health data was breached in a 2024 ransomware attack to 190 million.

Illinois hospital settles data breach lawsuit for $675K

Morrison (Ill.) Community Hospital has agreed to a $675,000 settlement over a 2023 cyberattack.

Tennessee health system back online after network outage

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger is back online after a network outage Jan. 22.

Ransomware groups disproportionately targeting healthcare: Report

Healthcare is the third-most-targeted industry by ransomware groups, a Jan. 22 report from Black Kite Research, a third-party cyber risk intelligence company, found. 

3rd party breach affects Allegheny Health Network home care patients

A data breach at IntraSystems, a computer consulting firm, has compromised the personal information of 293,900 home care patients affiliated with Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Jan. 21.

Scammers pose as hospital employees in 'spoofing' scheme

Moscow, Idaho-based Gritman Medical Center is warning patients that fraudsters are calling pretending to be hospital employees.

Cyberattacks cost healthcare more than money: Report

Healthcare organizations are under increasing pressure from cyberattacks, with 84% of healthcare IT and security professionals reporting at least one incident in the past year, according to a Jan. 21 survey by cybersecurity firm Netwrix.

The double-edged sword of AI and cybersecurity

As AI continues to reshape industries worldwide, Kristin Myers, executive vice president and chief digital officer of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, sees immense potential for AI to transform healthcare cybersecurity — though not without i…

The financial toll of the Change Healthcare hack: 7 numbers

The cost of the Change Healthcare cyberattack continues to mount for parent company UnitedHealth Group.