Category: cybersecurity

A hacker who pleaded guilty to aiding hospital cyberattacks was sentenced to five years and four months in prison.

The HHS has released a set of voluntary cybersecurity performance goals tailored to the healthcare sector that aim to help protect the industry from cyberattacks and improve response when events occur. 

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is the latest big health system to face a lawsuit over a data breach involving a medical transcription vendor.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services said an unauthorized actor extracted copies of documents containing patient information from its organization and affiliates during a Nov. 23 ransomware attack.

Columbus Regional Healthcare System’s May 2023 data breach has affected 132,000 people, Cybernews reported Jan. 22. 

Hackers have been impersonating hospital revenue cycle workers and tricking IT staff into giving them log-in credentials to steal money from the health systems, the American Hospital Association warned.

Money Message ransomware gang is claiming to be responsible for the Dec. 24 hack on Newburyport, Mass.-based Anna Jaques Hospital, The Record reported Jan. 19. 

Hackers are increasingly attempting to extort patients directly as health systems bolster their cyber defenses, Bloomberg Law reported Jan. 22.

Hackers pilfered about $7.5 million from HHS last year using a technique called “spearfishing,” illustrating the continued cybersecurity threat facing healthcare, Bloomberg reported.

As ransomware attacks on hospitals and health systems hit an all-time high in 2023, executives, legislators and patients alike are searching for a solution.