The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center is warning about a ransomware gang, Akira, that is posing a new threat to the healthcare industry.
Category: cybersecurity
CMS revises policy on texting patient orders
CMS updated its policy for clinical teams texting patient orders.
US senators propose healthcare cybersecurity law
Two U.S. senators introduced a bill to combat the growing wave of healthcare cyberattacks.
US offers $10M for info on hospital hackers
The U.S. Treasury Department is offering up to $10 million for information on the leaders of a cybercriminal gang that has repeatedly hacked hospitals.
Lurie Children's Hospital confirms cyberattack
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago confirmed Feb. 8 that is the victim of a cyberattack by a “known criminal threat actor.”
FBI to investigate Lurie Children's cyber incident
The FBI has launched an investigation into the cybersecurity incident happening at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, CBS reported Feb. 7.
Healthcare data breaches set record in 2023
Healthcare data breaches hit an all-time high in 2023 as cybersecurity concerns continue to plague the industry, HIPAA Journal reported.
Montefiore to pay $4.75M over stolen patient data
New York City-based Montefiore Medical Center reached a settlement with the HHS and has agreed to pay $4.75 million due to a “data security failure.”
Chicago children's hospital IT outage marks a week
IT and phone systems were still down Feb. 6 at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, nearly a week after the organization took them offline to deal with a cybersecurity incident.
Maine health system restores EHR after cybersecurity incident
After taking its EHR offline after its servers were compromised, Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health has successfully brought its patient records system back online as of Feb. 5.
