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.

A breach at a third-party agency is affecting Adventist Health Tulare (Calif.).

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. 

St. Louis-based Ascension continues to recover from a May 8 cyberattack that brought its IT network offline.

HHS warned hospitals to be on the lookout for distributed denial-of-service cyberattacks.

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.

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.

St. Louis-based Ascension has restored EHR access in three markets following a May 8 cyberattack.

Physicians proposed that the American Medical Association explore the possibility of filing a class-action lawsuit against Change Healthcare to help medical practices recoup losses from the cyberattack on the Optum subsidiary.

Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of San Diego-based Scripps Health, which was hit with a ransomware attack in May 2021, discussed in an American Hospital Association podcast that healthcare organizations often hesitate to speak publicly about such incidents out of fear.

A hospital that agreed to a settlement over a baby's death amid a 2019 ransomware attack has not paid, the plaintiff alleges.

UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare is responsible for notifying affected individuals about data privacy breaches that occurred as a result of the cyberattack on the company in late February, HHS said May 31.

Belmont, Mass.-based McLean Hospital, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, reported unauthorized access to an email archive containing potentially sensitive information.

St. Louis-based Mercy has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle a lawsuit over a 2020 data breach.

St. Louis-based Ascension continues to recover from a May 8 ransomware attack that took its IT network offline.

The February cyberattack on Change Healthcare has led HHS to develop a map detailing the cybersecurity risks linked to the dominance of a single technology supplier, referred to as a single point of failure, The Wall Street Journal reported May 30. 

Sen. Ron Wyden is urging regulators to investigate UnitedHealth Group for what he termed "negligent" security practices, which he believes contributed to the February cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. 

Hospitals reduce patient intake following a ransomware attack, Politico reported May 29. 

St. Louis-based Ascension has restored access to its EHR in its first market following a May 8 ransomware attack.

Most attacks on U.S. healthcare are coming from Russia, ABC affiliate KGTV reported May 28.