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Woman sues Lehigh Valley Health Network after Russian ransomware gang posted her photos online
A Lehigh Valley Health Network patient whose nude photos were posted to the dark web by a Russian ransomware gang has sued the Allentown, Pa.-based health system, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported. -
10K patients affected in Massachusetts health center ransomware attack
Boston-based Codman Square Health Center's systems were encrypted by ransomware, causing the protected health information of 10,161 patients to be compromised. -
Hawaii health department reports data breach
The Hawaii Department of Health found that an unauthorized individual used an account belonging to a former medical certifier at a Hawaii hospital to access the electronic death registry system. -
Russian ransomware gang posts more Lehigh Valley patient photos to dark web
Russian ransomware gang BlackChat has posted more photos of patients from Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network to the dark web, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported March 10. -
Massachusetts health center notifies 10K patients of data breach
Dorchester, Ma.-based Codman Square Health Center is alerting 10,161 patients of a potential data breach following a ransomware attack that took place between Nov. 23 and Nov. 27. -
3.2 million patients caught in Cerebral data breach
More than 3 million patients were affected in a data breach involving telemental health company Cerebral, according to a notice to HHS' Office of Civil Rights. -
HHS: How hospital leadership can get past 'technobabble' to improve cybersecurity
Hospital and health system boards and executive steering committees are often briefed with "technobabble," leaving cybersecurity in the hands of IT security teams, HHS said in a March 8 report. -
Michigan surgery center notifies 15K patients of data breach
Macomb County, Mich.-based Northeast Surgical Group notified 15,298 patients that some of their protected health information was compromised in a data breach. -
Physician inappropriately viewed patient files for 9 years, Oregon health system says
A physician has inappropriately accessed patient medical records from Grants Pass, Ore.-based Asante from 2014 to 2023. -
German, Ukrainian police crack down on Russian ransomware gang targeting healthcare
Police in Germany and Ukraine raided a Russian cybercriminal gang using DoppelPaymer ransomware and associated with Evil Corp, detaining several suspects and seizing evidence, Fox Business reported March 6. -
New York medical center notifies patients of EHR data breach
Jamestown, N.Y.-based The Chautauqua Center is notifying patients that some of their protected health information was compromised when its medical records provider WebPT experienced an unauthorized disclosure, WRFA reported March 6. -
Ransomware gang posts breast cancer patient photos from Pennsylvania health network to dark web
BlackCat ransomware gang posted screenshots of patient diagnoses and pictures of breast cancer patients undressed from the waist up from Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, BankInfoSecurity reported March 6. -
Virginia hospital notifies patients of data breach
Richmond, Va.-based Henrico Doctors' Hospital is notifying 990 patients that some of their protected health information was compromised in a data breach. -
Georgia health system's operations disrupted by cyberattack
A cyberattack disrupted Warner Robins, Ga.-based Houston Healthcare's operations; the health system was able to remain open and care for patients using its backup processes and downtime procedures. -
3 ways to prevent attacks from ransomware gang Royal, according to FBI, CISA
Royal is one of the major ransomware gangs targeting healthcare, and the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency gave tips for averting its attacks. -
LCMC Health deploys AWS ransomware recovery tool for Epic EHR
New Orleans-based LCMC Health partnered with IT company Sapphire Health to use Amazon Web Services to deploy a ransomware recovery tool to the health system's Epic EHR. -
Kentucky hospital to spend $2.5M on cybersecurity upgrade
Russell Springs, Ky.-based Russell County Hospital's board approved $2.5 million in funding for a cybersecurity upgrade, WJRS News reported March 1. -
MedusaLocker ransomware gang targeting US healthcare, HHS warns
Russian-based MedusaLocker ransomware group is upping its tactics and the HHS is warning healthcare organizations to "holistically require" multiple levels of access and authentication controls to defend against this group. -
Community Health Systems estimates 1 million patients affected by data breach
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said about 1 million of its patients may have been affected by a recent data breach. -
Healthcare had most ransomware attacks in '22, FBI says
The FBI says healthcare suffered more ransomware attacks than any other industry in 2022, though the agency may have helped stop more, BankInfoSecurity reported
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