CommonSpirit estimates the ransomware attack that hit the health system last October cost the system around $150 million.
Category: cybersecurity
DDoS attacks are getting more sophisticated, HHS warns healthcare orgs
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a brief Feb. 13 advising healthcare organizations on how to protect their internet-connected devices and networks from Distributed Denial of Service att…
Advent Health settles data breach suit for $500K
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Advent Health has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a data breach lawsuit alleging that the health system failed to protect patients’ confidential information after its September 2021 data breach, Top Class Actions reported…
Community Health Systems' patient data compromised in third-party data breach
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is notifying patients that some of their confidential information was compromised when its cybersecurity firm Fortra experienced a data breach.
Mobile pharmacy data breach affects 66,372 patients, including at Banner Health
A cloud-based data breach involving Mscripts, Cardinal Health’s mobile pharmacy company, affected patients of Phoenix-based Banner Health.
Tallahassee Memorial still diverting ER patients but urgent care, physician practices back online
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare has restored the IT systems for its physician practices and urgent care centers, though it continues to divert emergency patients 12 days after a cybersecurity incident, the health system said Feb. 14.
Mayor challenges data breach suit filed against Logan Health
Kalispell, Mont., Mayor Mark Johnson and former Kalispell Mayor Tammi Fisher filed an objection to the data breach settlement against Logan Health Medical Center stating that the settlement amount of $4.3 million is a “bigger win for attorneys than the…
Maryland hospital IT systems restored after ransomware attack
Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital is back to full operations following a Jan. 29 ransomware attack, the hospital reported on its website.
Devicemakers look to secure their products amid wave of attacks
As hospitals deal with increasingly sophisticated ransomware and cybercriminal organizations, medical devicemakers are working to protect their devices from hackers, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 13.
New Hampshire hospital notifies patients of data breach
Dover, N.H.-based Garrison Women’s Health, a part of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, is notifying patients that some of their confidential information was exposed after an unauthorized party accessed its technology service provider, Global Network Systems…
