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HC3 issues warning about widely used data backup software
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a new alert warning of the vulnerabilities in the popular data backup software Veeam Backup & Replication. -
Ransomware attack affects trauma, stroke care at New York hospital
A ransomware attack has caused some care and IT network disruptions at Staten Island, N.Y.-based Richmond University Medical Center, SILive reported May 11. -
Utah hospital notifies patients of unauthorized PHI access
Roosevelt, Utah-based Uintah Basin Healthcare is notifying patients who have received care from the organization since 2012 that some of their protected health information may have been compromised. -
3 hospitals, health systems facing lawsuits for data breaches
Several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are facing lawsuits regarding data breach incidents that involved patients' protected health information. -
'Suspicious communication' leads Norton to shut down network
After Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare discovered "suspicious communication" on May 9, the health system temporarily shut down email and internet access as a precaution. -
White House considers disincentivizing hackers, but hospitals could pay the price
The White House is considering a rule that would ban companies from paying hackers' ransoms, but for hospitals and health systems, this rule could result in delays in care, Politico reported May 11. -
EHR vendor NextGen notifies 1 million patients of data breach
NextGen Healthcare, a provider of EHR software, said it experienced a data breach that compromised the information of 1 million patients. -
New York health system notifies patients of 3rd-party data breach
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health notified long-term care patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised due to a data breach at its consulting services vendor, Minimum Data Set Consultants. -
The 'increasing risk' of being a health system IT security leader
Hospital and health system IT security chiefs told Becker's the industry is dealing with increased pressure from ransomware attacks, budget constraints and personal liability concerns. -
Cyberattacks associated with increased strokes, wait times at nearby hospitals
Hospital ransomware attacks can also constrain resources at nearby facilities and should be considered a "regional disaster," a May 8 study in JAMA Network Open found. -
The state of healthcare ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks on hospitals and health systems doubled between 2016 and 2021, The Washington Post reported May 8. -
How 1 Indiana hospital rebuilt after a ransomware attack
After Franklin, Ind.-based Johnson Memorial Health was hit by a Hive ransomware attack in October 2021, the hospital reverted to nondigital methods — including the use of pen and paper — to keep delivering care, NPR reported May 8. -
Kansas hospital dealing with data breach; 19,000 affected
McPherson (Kan.) Hospital suffered a data breach caused by hacking that compromised the information of 19,020 patients. -
Tennessee medical center begins accepting some patients amid cyberattack
Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter said all surgeries remain canceled due an ongoing cyberattack, but that it has been accepting patients at some of its walk-in clinics. -
Community Health Systems sued for data breach affecting 1 million
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is facing a lawsuit for a January data breach that compromised the protected health information of 1 million patients, Bloomberg Law reported May 4. -
Texas Hospital Association taps new cybersecurity partner
The Texas Hospital Association named ActZero as its cybersecurity partner. -
Russian ransomware gang suspected in California health insurance plan attack
Russian ransomware gang Clop is suspected in a cyberattack targeting Santa Clara Family Health Plan, resulting in the breach of 276,993 members' personal health information, Government Technology reported May 2. -
Former Mount Sinai Health cybersecurity chief hired by county hit with ransomware
The former chief information security officer of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has been hired to lead cybersecurity for a Long Island county reeling from a ransomware attack, Huntington (N.Y.) Now reported May 2. -
Cyberattack shuts down Tennessee medical center
A cyberattack has forced Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter to shut down. -
Patient drops demand for Lehigh Valley to pay $5M to have nude photos removed
A woman suing Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network has dropped her request to compel the health system to pay $5 million in ransom to a cybercriminal gang to have her nude breast cancer treatment photos removed from the internet, The Wall Street Journal reported May 2.
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