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HHS warns of cybersecurity vulnerability affecting healthcare
HHS is warning the healthcare sector of a cybersecurity vulnerability that could affect a "massive" number of servers. -
40 most common passwords of 2024
Cyberattacks against hospitals and health systems are becoming more frequent and disruptive. As a result, CIOs are working with their teams to heighten cyber hygiene across the organization. -
CMS extends dispute process amid Change hack
In response to the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, CMS is introducing special measures to assist affected organizations in navigating the federal independent dispute resolution process under the No Surprises Act. -
Return-to-paper playbook: How hospital leaders can plan for downtime
Hospitals and health systems across the country have been returning to paper medical records during IT outages caused by the unceasing number of cyberattacks plaguing the industry. -
A 'mistake' allowed hackers into Ascension's IT system
Hackers were able to launch a ransomware attack on St. Louis-based Ascension, disrupting its IT systems and operations for 140 hospitals, because an employee did something thousands of people do every single day. -
California hospital EHR nears restoration after cyberattack
Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group said it is getting ready to bring its systems back online after "suspicious activity" forced them offline in May, NBC affiliate KNSD reported June 12. -
Ransomware spikes after Change hack
Following Change Healthcare's admission that it paid off hackers after its ransomware attack, there has been a spike in healthcare-related cyber incidents, Wired reported June 12. -
Hackers stole patient files from Ascension
St. Louis-based Ascension said hackers stole files that likely contained patient data during the recent cyberattack on the health system. -
Where Ascension has restored EHR access in wake of cyberattack
St. Louis-based Ascension has restored EHR access in 11 states in the wake of a recent cyberattack. -
Lawmakers: UnitedHealth is violating HIPAA
Two senators accused UnitedHealthcare of violating HIPAA because the company has not sent out breach notifications for the February cyberattack on Change Healthcare, one of its subsidiaries. -
Feds probe breach at Illinois system
Federal authorities are investigating a 2023 data breach at a medical transcription company that may have compromised the personal information of up to 1.2 million patients at Chicago-based Cook County Health, NPR affiliate WBEZ reported June 10. -
Google steps up cybersecurity efforts in healthcare
In response to the rise in cyberattacks targeting U.S. healthcare systems, Google has engaged in a partnership with the White House to help rural hospitals. -
Change Healthcare loses bid to keep cyberattack lawsuits in Tennessee
The 49 lawsuits filed against Change Healthcare alleging the company failed to protect patient information during a February ransomware attack will be consolidated in Minnesota instead of Tennessee, where the company is based, according to a Reuters report. -
Cyberattack on 3rd party effects Adventist Health Tulare patients
A breach at a third-party agency is affecting Adventist Health Tulare (Calif.). -
White House enlists Microsoft, Google for rural hospital cyberdefense
The Biden-Harris administration has secured commitments from Microsoft and Google to offer free and low-cost resources to rural hospitals nationwide to help them boost their cyber defenses. -
Ascension IT outage: Where 6 states and DC stand
St. Louis-based Ascension continues to recover from a May 8 cyberattack that brought its IT network offline. -
HHS warns hospitals of DDoS cyberattacks
HHS warned hospitals to be on the lookout for distributed denial-of-service cyberattacks. -
Senator to HHS: Require tighter cybersecurity for healthcare
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden is urging HHS to mandate stronger cybersecurity measures for crucial healthcare companies in the wake of the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group's subsidiary Change Healthcare. -
Ascension to restore EHR by June 14
St. Louis-based Ascension is on track to restore its EHR by June 14 after bringing its medical records systems back online in two more markets, the health system said June 5. -
Ascension restores EHR in 3 markets after hack
St. Louis-based Ascension has restored EHR access in three markets following a May 8 cyberattack.
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