Category: cybersecurity

Massachusetts hospital IT systems, EHR affected by cyberattack

Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., took its computer system and EHR offline after identifying a cyberattack Dec. 24, according to The Daily News.

New York hospitals look to recover data stolen in cyberattack

Carthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital and Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center are taking legal action to recover patient data stolen in a September ransomware attack, local news outlet WWNY reported Dec. 28.

4 largest healthcare data breaches of 2023

In 2023, health systems in Tennessee, California and Florida reported breaches affecting more than 1 million patients. 

Corewell vendor breach affects 1 million patients

More than 1 million patients at Corewell Health may have had their information exposed as the health system’s population health management vendor, HealthEC, experienced a data breach, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Dec. 26.

Hackers demand Bitcoin from Oklahoma health system patients

Hackers are emailing patients of Oklahoma City, Okla.-based Integris Health and demanding $50 in Bitcoin, The Oklahoman reported Dec. 26.

Orlando Health caught in 2 vendor breaches

Orlando (Fla.) Health is alerting patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised as two of the organization’s vendors experienced cybersecurity breaches. 

Ardent restores access to MyChart after Thanksgiving cyberattack

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services has restored access to its MyChart patient portal after a Nov. 23 ransomware incident rendered it offline. 

Ohio hospital faces lawsuit for vendor breach

Salem (Ohio) Community Hospital is facing a lawsuit due to a breach at medical transcription service Perry Johnson & Associates which led some of the hospital’s patient data to be compromised, NBC-affiliate WFMJ reported Dec. 21. 

Iowa hospital caught in vendor breach

Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Mercy Medical Center’s patient information has been compromised as its former medical transcription service, Perry Johnson & Associates, experienced a cybersecurity incident. 

MyChart remains down for Ardent after Thanksgiving cyberattack

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services is still working to restore its MyChart system after a Nov. 23 ransomware incident rendered it offline.