Category: cybersecurity

Illinois hospital reports data breach

Morrison (Ill.) Community Hospital reported a data breach that affected 122,488 patients. 

Norton Healthcare confirms ransomware attack

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare confirmed that the May ‘cyber incident’ that led the health system to shut down its network briefly was a ransomware attack.

How Cleveland Clinic keeps patient data safe

As cybercriminals and other threat actors target healthcare providers at a record rate, Cleveland Clinic’s Senior Director of Cybersecurity Technology Protection Keith Duemling told Becker’s that the organization is focusing on cultivating a “balanced …

Fred Hutch patients get blackmail emails after cyberattack

Patients of Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have been receiving blackmail emails after the institution was attacked by hackers, KIRO reported.

Ransomware group takes credit for California hospital attack and data leak

Inc. Ransomware has taken credit for the November cyberattack on Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., according to a report from Cyber News.

Healthcare's biggest cybersecurity challenges

Budget, lack of talent, and difficulties in managing and maintaining effective control over the security and access protocols within a system are some of the biggest challenges healthcare organizations are facing when it comes to cybersecurity, chief i…

What is the government doing to protect hospitals from hacks?

Hospital leaders, Congress, and governmental agencies have been collaborating on potential solutions to healthcare data breaches that have increased 93% from 2018 to 2022.

HHS proposes new plan to bolster healthcare cybersecurity

HHS issued a concept paper detailing a new cybersecurity strategy aimed at enhancing the security of the healthcare sector.

9 Prime Healthcare hospitals caught in MOVEit data breach

Nine of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare’s hospitals were caught up in a data breach involving the MOVEit file transfer software, databreaches.net reported Dec. 6.

California hospital in 'downtime processes' after cyberattack

Stockton, Calif.-based Dameron Hospital is rescheduling procedures after a cyberattack, according to a Dec. 5 report from the local NBC affiliate KCRA.