There have been 121 ransomware attacks against the U.S. healthcare industry in the last six months, with 10 hacking groups emerging as the most active within the industry, according to a July 11 report from Atlanta-based software company Cyble.  

The data of patients at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth might have been impacted by a breach on one of the system's vendors. 

Hackers are giving an Illinois hospital until July 17 to pay ransom following a cyberattack, Security Affairs reported.

Change Healthcare plans to begin contacting patients whose data was breached during the February ransomware attack in late July.

Court records allege that a former Nuance employee accused of breaching patient data from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger had fake IDs and a machine used to create them, PennLive reported.

Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group is inching closer to restoring access to its systems after suspicious activity forced them offline.

Health systems and industry trade groups are objecting to new cybersecurity reporting requirements proposed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

San Antonio-based CentroMed has regained access to its EHR system after a May 1 cyberattack forced the system offline. 

Several health systems have faced financial repercussions in the wake of data breaches and cyberattacks. Here is how much three health systems are paying to settle lawsuits and alleged violations, per agreements reached this year:

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine experiences an estimated 500,000 hacking attempts daily, from robocalls to more elaborate schemes, MLive reported.

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.

The FBI and HHS have issued a joint alert to healthcare leaders about a social engineering campaign targeting healthcare organizations.

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.

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.

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.