Category: cybersecurity

The costs of the Change Healthcare cyberattack continue to grow for parent company UnitedHealth Group.

Thousands of patients’ data was exposed by a data breach involving a partner of revenue cycle management company Gryphon Healthcare.

Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center is notifying 108,149 individuals that their protected health information may have been exposed in a 2023 data breach. 

Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System has restored its EHR more than two weeks after a cyberattack.

Axis Health System identified a cyberattack affecting operations, including its primary care patient portal, according to the health system’s website.

A Maryland medical center said it paid ransom to hackers to unlock its data.

In 2024, the percentage of healthcare organizations paying ransomware demands decreased to 36%, down from 40% in 2023. However, those that did comply faced steeper costs, an Oct. 8 survey from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute found.

New York state regulations aiming to boost hospital cybersecurity went into effect this month.

In the past 12 months, 92% of healthcare organizations reported experiencing at least one cyberattack, up from 88% in 2023, an Oct. 8 survey from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute found.

When hackers strike a health system, it can have far-reaching effects beyond just the original target.