A dual Russian-Israeli national has been charged in connection with the LockBit ransomware group, which has targeted thousands of victims worldwide, including hospitals.

The May 8 ransomware attack on St. Louis-based Ascension has affected 5.6 million individuals. 

The United States is seeking to extradite an Israeli man wanted for participating in a ransomware group that has hacked hospitals, Ynetnews reported Dec. 19.

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health detected unusual activity on a team member's email account, potentially compromising limited patient information.

Texas Tech University System's data breach in September possibly breached the information of 1.4 million patients, according to HHS.

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit against Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, alleging the company violated state consumer protection and data security laws after a February ransomware attack.

Thousands of patients at Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center had their data exposed through a third-party calendar management tool.

A hospital billing vendor has agreed to a $2 million settlement over a cyberattack that breached patient data from five health systems.

Hackers are reportedly threatening to release the data of 17 million patients from a California health system unless it meets their demands.

Cybercriminals often target healthcare organizations during the holidays, seizing the opportunity to exploit vulnerabilities when defenses are weakest.

Fortified Health Security, a provider of cybersecurity services specializing in healthcare, has established a new cybersecurity advisory group made up of executive IT leaders, including healthcare executives.

Several hospitals continue to recover from cyberattacks that took place over Thanksgiving weekend.

Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System has successfully restored its systems following a cyberattack in September that temporarily disrupted operations, EverythingLubbock.com reported on Dec. 9.

Online scammers are imitating human resources leaders at a Michigan health system and offering jobs that don't exist.

As hospitals and health systems face increasing cybersecurity threats, John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association, and James "Scott" Gee, deputy national advisor at the AHA, told Becker's that cybersecurity must be viewed as more than just an IT issue.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has levied a $548,265 fine against Aurora-based Children's Hospital Colorado for violating HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health has fallen victim to a ransomware attack that has disrupted its network and IT systems.

Email phishing is one of the most common ways hackers try to gain entry into hospital and health system IT networks.

Newburyport, Mass.-based Anna Jaques Hospital has disclosed a data security incident that may have compromised the personal and medical information of patients and employees.

State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health has agreed to pay $1.8 million in a proposed settlement following a lawsuit alleging the health system used tracking software to share private patient information with tech companies for marketing purposes, WJAC reported Dec. 3.