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Hospitals to CISA: Simplify cyber incident reporting
The American Hospital Association is raising concerns about hospital reporting requirements proposed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act. -
Pennsylvania system settles HIPAA violations for $950K
Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System has agreed to pay the HHS $950,000 for HIPAA violations following a ransomware attack on the organization. -
Geisinger sued by patients over vendor data breach
Former patients are joining a class action lawsuit filed against Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger asking for compensation after a data breach that affected around 1 million patients, according to a report from local NBC affiliate WJAC. -
Ransomware gang claims hack on Pennsylvania hospital
The Monti ransomware group claimed responsibility for a data breach at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pa., Security Affairs reported July 1. -
Mass General Brigham fires 2 employees after data breach
Mass General Brigham has terminated two employees for allowing another individual to perform their duties, resulting in a breach of some patients' protected health information. -
Lurie Children's ransomware attack breached 791,000+ patient records
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago revealed 791,784 patients had their information breached as a result of a ransomware attack earlier this year. -
Health system gets 500K hacking attempts a day
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine experiences an estimated 500,000 hacking attempts daily, from robocalls to more elaborate schemes, MLive reported. -
California system IT outage stretches into 2nd month
Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group's computer systems are still down after "suspicious activity" forced them offline in May, radio station KPBS reported June 26. -
Hackers targeting healthcare in order to divert payments
The FBI and HHS have issued a joint alert to healthcare leaders about a social engineering campaign targeting healthcare organizations. -
Geisinger patient data compromised by IT vendor's ex-employee
Nuance Communications, an external IT services provider for Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, has informed Geisinger patients that their personal information may have been compromised by a former Nuance employee. -
Hospital limits hiring because of Change Healthcare hack
A Philadelphia hospital is limiting hiring and suspending discretionary spending, citing financial difficulties arising from the Change Healthcare cyberattack, Philadelphia Business Journal reported June 24. -
Hacker phishes hospital employees using co-worker's email
A hacker got into an Ohio hospital employee's email and attempted to trick the staffer's co-workers into giving up their personal information. -
HHS warns of ransomware group targeting healthcare
HHS is warning the healthcare sector about a ransomware group that has been stepping up its attacks on the industry and recently disrupted hospital operations in the U.K. -
Red tape hurts hospitals affected by ransomware
Healthcare professionals, lawyers and cybersecurity experts are raising concerns about an often-overlooked bureaucratic process that can impede hospitals and medical providers in their efforts to recover from ransomware attacks, Wired reported June 24. -
Biden administration to roll out new healthcare cybersecurity rules
In the coming weeks, the Biden administration is set to unveil regulations aimed at enhancing cybersecurity across the healthcare sector, GovInfoSecurity reported June 20. -
IT security exec sentenced for cyberattack on Georgia hospital
A cybersecurity executive, who breached the computer system of Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Gwinnett Medical Center in 2018 in an effort to improve his company's financials, has been sentenced to two years of home detention after paying more than $800,000 in restitution, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported June 21. -
Change initiates data breach notices
Change Healthcare has started informing healthcare organizations, insurers and other entities whose data was breached in a February ransomware attack, the company said June 20. -
Adventist Health Hanford settles HIPAA lawsuit for $10K
Adventist Health Hanford (Calif.) reached a settlement with the state of California to pay $10,000 in civil penalties to resolve violations related to unauthorized protected health information disclosure. -
Microsoft to cover cybersecurity costs for 2 Mississippi hospitals
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital and Rolling Fork, Miss.-based Sharkey Issaquena Hospital have entered into a cybersecurity partnership with Microsoft, the Greenwood Commonwealth reported June 20. -
Hackers demanded $50M ransom from healthcare company
Russia-based cyberattackers Qilin have taken responsibility for a ransomware attack against pathology services provider Synnovis and is requesting millions of dollars for the decryption key, according to Bloomberg.
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