Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System started diverting patients to other hospitals because of an IT outage Sept. 26.
Category: cybersecurity
Michigan Medicine breach affects 57,891 individuals
A cyberattack on an employee email account at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine has impacted 57,891 individuals.
Community Health Network to bolster security with airport tech company
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is partnering with CLEAR, the company known for developing biometric ID checks for airports, in a bid to enhance security.
Data breaches costing health systems millions
The financial fallout from recent data breaches in the healthcare industry continues to raise alarms as organizations grapple with the costs of cyberattacks and ensuing lawsuits.
Atrium Health phishing attack affects 32,120 individuals
The April 29 email phishing campaign that compromised employee email accounts at Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health affected 32,120 individuals.
Change Healthcare overhauls systems after cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Change Healthcare had to “start over” with its computer systems following a ransomware attack in February, Cyberscoop reported Sept. 19.
Microsoft warns of ransomware group targeting healthcare
Microsoft has identified a financially driven hacking group that is deploying INC ransomware to attack the U.S. healthcare sector.
Which cybersecurity roles are IT leaders struggling to fill?
Despite the unceasing number of cyberattacks hitting healthcare, the industry has a large cybersecurity skills gap, according to the nonprofit International Information System Security Certification Consortium.
Data leak exposes information of thousands of hospital workers
A data leak exposed the personal information of thousands of hospital workers, Cybernews reported.
Hackers 'Zoom-bomb,' print political propaganda at hospital
An Alaska hospital boosted its cybersecurity after two alarming hacking incidents, KFSK reported.
