Category: cybersecurity

How a ransomware attack at a Indiana hospital in '21 is still costing money today

Franklin, Ind.-based Johnson Memorial Health spent six months trying to get their operations back to normal after Hive ransomware group ​​infiltrated its networks in October 2021, but it is still feeling the effects of the cyberattack two years later, …

Orlando Health faces lawsuit alleging it shared patient data with Facebook

An anonymous patient from Orlando Health filed a lawsuit March 16 alleging that the health system’s website used pixel tracking technology that sent some patient information to Facebook. 

Law firm representing New York hospitals forced to pay $200K over health data breach

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, a law firm that represented New York City area hospitals, has been forced to pay $200,000 to the state for its role in a 2021 data breach that compromised the health information of 114,000 patients.

KLAS recognizes 25 healthcare vendors for meeting cybersecurity standards

Twenty-five healthcare vendors have received recognition from KLAS and Censinet for achieving the KLAS Cybersecurity Transparent designation. 

HHS releases 6-point checklist for mobile device security for healthcare providers

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center released a brief March 23 on how healthcare organizations can ensure mobile device security. 

Maryland hospital says hackers accessed its computer systems

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. 

Personal, medical data compromised in Community Health Systems breach affecting 1 million

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.

Healthcare ransomware attacks are on the rise: 4 things to know

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. 

After another 5 lawsuits, hospitals bear brunt of data breach litigation

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.

LockBit 3.0 can now dismantle malware detection, Feds warn

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