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US extradites accused hospital hacker
The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Russian national with facilitating ransomware attacks on hospitals and other organizations. -
Change Healthcare restores claims clearinghouse: 5 things to know
UnitedHealth Group claims processing subsidiary Change Healthcare has restored its clearinghouse services and received $3.2 billion in loan repayments from providers following a February cyberattack. -
Ransomware attack on Oklahoma hospital impacts over 133,000 individuals
A ransomware attack on Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, Okla., has compromised the personal information of 133,149 individuals. -
Hospital cybersecurity spend to rise in 2025: 4 details
Cybersecurity spending will likely continue to take over the IT budget in the coming year as threats become more sophisticated, according to a Nov. 13 report from Moody's. -
Judge OKs $65M settlement over Lehigh Valley Health Network hack
A Pennsylvania judge approved a $65 million settlement between Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network and its patients caught in a 2023 ransomware attack, WHYY reported Nov. 15. -
GAO: HHS falls short on healthcare cybersecurity
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said HHS "continues to have challenges" as the lead agency for healthcare cybersecurity. -
Texas health system wrestles with IT outage: 6 updates
Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians continue to deal with an IT outage that started in late September. -
Hacker gets 10 years for breaching medical clinic
Robert Purbeck, 45, of Meridian, Ga., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking into the computer servers of 19 victims across the U.S., including a medical clinic. -
Cyber resiliency in healthcare — 3 roundtable takeaways
Cyberattacks are on the rise and healthcare is a primary target. -
Feds warn of likely Chinese state hackers targeting healthcare
Federal authorities are warning the healthcare sector of hackers who are most likely Chinese state threat actors. -
The cybersecurity risk of healthcare AI: 6 things to know
With the rise in artificial intelligence use, healthcare organizations block more AI activity than most other industries. -
Ransomware group threatens to leak Georgia hospital's data
A ransomware group claims to have stolen 1.15 terabytes of data from Memorial Hospital and Manor, a healthcare provider based in Bainbridge, Ga., BankInfoSecurity reported Nov. 11. -
AI and cybersecurity: How safe are your systems?
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is here, and it’s not showing signs of slowing down any time soon. With a current market size of about $28 billion, healthcare AI is projected to exceed $180 billion in 2030. -
Ransomware attacks down at big health systems: 4 notes
Ransomware attacks at big health systems declined in the first half of 2024. -
Hospital cybersecurity on a limited budget
Cybersecurity is an essential, if often costly, aspect of hospital operations. -
Health system's patient data breached in law firm hack
Patient data at a New Mexico health system has been breached in a cybersecurity incident involving its law firm, the Albuquerque (N.M.) Journal reported. -
The latest healthcare cyberthreat? Bored teenagers
A new cyberthreat in healthcare is coming not from state-sponsored hackers or technologically sophisticated cybercriminal gangs — but from bored teens. -
Kaiser Permanente suffers data breach
An unauthorized individual gained access to the email accounts of two employees at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif., the health system announced in a notice on Nov. 1. -
Georgia hospital's EHR disrupted by ransomware attack
An 80-bed hospital in Bainbridge, Ga., identified a ransomware attack Nov. 2. -
Hackers breach Iowa hospital
Hackers breached an Iowa hospital's IT network, accessing or downloading patient files.
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