Patient data from Chicago-based Lurie Children’s Surgical Foundation was leaked due to a breach on its third-party electronic billing provider, NextGen Healthcare.
Category: cybersecurity
The 16 hospitals disrupted in multistate ransomware attack
Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity-backed hospital owner based in Culver City, Calif., has been dealing with a ransomware attack since Aug. 3 that has caused emergency departments to shutter, ambulances to be diverted and outpatient services t…
HHS sounds alarm on new ransomware group targeting healthcare
A new ransomware group called Rhysida has been recently targeting healthcare by breaching networks and demanding a ransom, according to an Aug. 4 alert from HHS’s Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center.
Tampa General sued for data breach that impacted 1.2 million
Tampa General Hospital is facing a lawsuit for a May 31 data breach that impacted 1.2 million patients, WFTS Tampa Bay reported Aug. 7.
After Prospect Medical cyberattack, ransomware remains a big problem for big health systems
Hackers have thrown several hospitals around the country into chaos the past few days, as a healthcare ransomware attack has hit yet another big health system.
FBI, White House, HHS investigating health system cyberattack
The White House and the Department of Health and Human Services are monitoring the cyberattack affecting Prospect Medical Holdings, a 16-hospital system, according to an Aug. 5 report from CNN.
Recent influx of cyberattacks on hospitals is 'deeply concerning,' CISO says
Muhammad Siddiqui, chief information security officer of Richmond, Ind.-based Reid Health, called the recent cyberattacks on hospitals, including the ransomware attack on Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings, “deeply concerning.”
Washington hospital faces lawsuit for Meta Pixel tool
Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Hospital Medical Center is facing a lawsuit for allegedly using pixel tracking technology on its website that allowed third parties to gain access to some patients’ protected health information, The Record reported Aug. 4.
IU Health another victim in MOVEit breach
Indianapolis-based IU Health’s third-party claims processor, TMG Health, has been affected by the massive breach on MOVEit that has affected millions of people across a variety of industries, local NBC affiliate WTHR reported Aug. 4.
Feds investigate data breach at Johns Hopkins
The U.S. Office for Civil Rights is investigating a May 31 data breach that affected Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System, local NBC affiliate WBALTV reported Aug. 4.
