After Franklin, Ind.-based Johnson Memorial Health was hit by a Hive ransomware attack in October 2021, the hospital reverted to nondigital methods — including the use of pen and paper — to keep delivering care, NPR reported May 8.
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Tennessee medical center begins accepting some patients amid cyberattack
Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter said all surgeries remain canceled due an ongoing cyberattack, but that it has been accepting patients at some of its walk-in clinics.
Community Health Systems sued for data breach affecting 1 million
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is facing a lawsuit for a January data breach that compromised the protected health information of 1 million patients, Bloomberg Law reported May 4.
Texas Hospital Association taps new cybersecurity partner
The Texas Hospital Association named ActZero as its cybersecurity partner.
Russian ransomware gang suspected in California health insurance plan attack
Russian ransomware gang Clop is suspected in a cyberattack targeting Santa Clara Family Health Plan, resulting in the breach of 276,993 members’ personal health information, Government Technology reported May 2.
Former Mount Sinai Health cybersecurity chief hired by county hit with ransomware
The former chief information security officer of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has been hired to lead cybersecurity for a New York county reeling from a ransomware attack, Huntington (N.Y.) Now reported May 2.
Cyberattack shuts down Tennessee medical center
A cyberattack has forced Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter to shut down.
Patient drops demand for Lehigh Valley to pay $5M to have nude photos removed
A woman suing Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network has dropped her request to compel the health system to pay $5 million in ransom to a cybercriminal gang to have her nude breast cancer treatment photos removed from the internet, The Wall …
One Brooklyn Health cyberattack prompts lawsuit
New York City-based One Brooklyn Health is facing a patient-led lawsuit for a November cyberattack that compromised patients’ financial information.
U of Iowa Health Care denies sharing patient data with Facebook
University of Iowa Health Care said it did not share confidential patient information with social media giant Facebook, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported April 27.
