Category: cybersecurity

Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital is notifying patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised after a ransomware attack took down its IT systems. 

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said patients’ personal and medical data was compromised in a recent data breach that affected nearly 1 million people.

The healthcare and public health sector was the most targeted critical infrastructure sector for ransomware attacks in 2022, according to a March 22 crime report from the FBI. 

Five class-action lawsuits have been filed involving a data breach that affected as many as 4.2 million patients, at a time when hospitals are enduring an increase in legal action over cybersecurity, SC Media reported.

The LockBit 3.0 ransomware is more invasive than its previous versions and is capable of dismantling malware detection, federal officials warn. 

Information security leaders from Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine told Becker’s they’re fighting data breaches by working together.

OU Health is notifying patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised after an employee’s laptop was stolen. 

Scott Dresen, chief information security officer of dually headquartered Grand Rapids and Southfield, Mich.-based Corewell Health, said the federal government must help healthcare organizations defend against cyberattacks from nation-state actors and o…

Two Arkansas health systems face a total of eight federal lawsuits over recent cyberattacks, Arkansas Business reported March 20.

DDoS attacks in healthcare are increasing with healthcare organizations suffering between 40 to 60 attacks daily in February, according to a March 17 blog post from Microsoft.