Category: cybersecurity

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

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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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

The Justice Department has taken down Blackcat ransomware group, the hackers behind the cyberattack on Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network. 

Here are three ransomware gangs targeting hospitals:

Bradenton, Fla.-based Manatee Memorial Hospital reported it was affected by a “sophisticated ransomware attack incident,” according to the Bradenton Herald.