Category: cybersecurity

Some Minnesota hospitals have had to divert stroke and trauma patients after an apparent cyberattack on a radiology group, the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press reported.

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is offering emergency loans to independent physicians who haven’t been able to bill patients for services during its cybersecurity outage, WBEZ Chicago reported Feb. 16. 

Microsoft research found that government-sponsored hackers affiliated with Russia, China and Iran have been utilizing tools associated with OpenAI to create cyberattacks, The New York Times reported Feb. 14. 

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has restored access to its email and phone after a cyberattack forced the hospital to take them offline, NBC Chicago reported Feb. 14. 

The HHS is looking to bring back a HIPAA compliance audit program in a bid to enhance cybersecurity within the healthcare sector, Gov Info Security reported Feb. 13. 

Nearly 2.4 million patients of Oklahoma City-based Integris Health were caught up in a data breach where the alleged hackers sent extortion emails directly to some of them.

The cyberattack on Lurie Children’s Hospital, the largest pediatric medical center in the Chicago area, is having “ripple effects” for patients and physicians across the region, WBEZ reported.

Liberty (Mo.) Hospital said an IT incident that was discovered Dec. 19 may have compromised some patient information.

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago likely won’t face an immediate hit to its credit rating from the cyberattack it has been dealing with since late January, according to Fitch Ratings.

Hospitals are facing a concerning surge in hacking incidents, as 6 out of every 10 healthcare organizations experienced a ransomware attack in the last year, according to NBC Washington. This is raising the question: How long can organizations take car…