Cyberattacks can be enormously disruptive to hospital infrastructure and services.
Category: cybersecurity
15 healthcare systems have been hit with ransomware attacks in 2023
Since the start of 2023, 15 healthcare systems operating 29 hospitals have been targeted by a ransomware incident, BankInfoSecurity reported May 31.
How much 3 health systems are paying to resolve cyberattacks
Several health systems have faced financial repercussions due to data breaches and cyberattacks. Here are is how much three health systems are paying to dispute them:
Wisconsin hospital notifies patients of unauthorized access to PHI
Lancaster, Wis.-based Grant Regional Health Center is notifying 4,135 patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised when an unauthorized party accessed one of its employee email accounts.
Cleveland Clinic patients caught up in medical billing data breach
A breach at medical billing company MedInform has compromised the data of Cleveland Clinic patients.
Idaho hospitals hit by cyberattack, closed clinic
Two Idaho Falls, Idaho-based hospitals and partnering clinics reported a cyberattack on computer systems May 30.
Norton Healthcare inching closer to resuming operations after cyber event
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare said it is still investigating a May 9 cyber event, but that it is getting closer to resuming operations that have been affected by it.
CISA, FBI release updated guide on stopping ransomware attacks
An updated guide to help hospitals and healthcare facilities prevent ransomware attacks and subsequent data extortion tactics was rolled out May 24 by a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI task force.
Ransomware gang claims it hit Illinois hospital
The Royal ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a cybersecurity incident affecting Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers, DataBreaches.net reported May 25.
AI could be used to craft phishing messages to health systems, CISO warns
Adam Rosen, chief information security officer at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, said that as hospitals and health systems continue to expedite their use of artificial intelligence, it could become another tool used as a …
