Category: cybersecurity

Connecticut health plans have decided to work with Manchester-based Eastern Connecticut Health Network to mitigate the effect of billing issues from a cyberattack in early August, according to CT Insider.

Green Bay, Wis.-based Bellin Health said an unauthorized party scanned documents related to the purchase of home care equipment from an electronic folder within its computer system back in October. 

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare is facing two lawsuits for a May cybersecurity breach that exposed patient data, Fox affiliate WDRB reported Dec. 15. 

Ransomware gang Hunters International is claiming responsibility for a November cyberattack on Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center that led to patients receiving blackmail threats, Bleeping Computer reported Dec. 15. 

Two health systems are reporting that some of their patients’ protected health information may have been compromised due to a breach at ESO Solutions, a company that provides software services to hospitals.

Kingston, N.Y.-based HealthAlliance is notifying patients that an unauthorized party accessed some of its IT systems, potentially compromising patient information. 

The American Hospital Association said HHS’ plan to levy financial penalties in the event of a cyberattack on a healthcare organization would be counterproductive.

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

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.

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 …