Nearly 9 million patients' records compromised in data breach
The attack on a medical transcription company is one of the worst healthcare-related data breaches in recent years, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services records.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
Breast Imaging During a Cyberattack and Global Pandemic: What We Did to Pick Up the Pieces - ScienceDirect
Cybersecurity in healthcare is a very real threat with the potential to severely disrupt patient care, place extra burden on an already strained system, and result in significant financial losses for a hospital or healthcare network. In October 2020, on the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our institution experienced one of the most significant cyberattacks on a healthcare system to date, lasting for nearly 40 days. By sharing our experience in radiology, and specifically in breast imaging, including the downtime procedures we relied upon and the lessons that we learned emerging from this cyberattack, we hope to help future victims of a healthcare cyberattack successfully weather such an experience.
Healthcare Organizations Hit by Cyberattacks Last Year Reported Big Impact, Costs
Roughly 78% of healthcare organizations fell victim to a cyberattack over the past year and 60% of the incidents impacted care delivery
Data Theft Via MOVEit: 4.5 Million More Individuals Affected
The fallout from the Clop cybercrime group's mass theft of data from MOVEit servers continues to increase. Colorado's state healthcare agency alone is now notifying
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine
Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. The first centers on targeting healthcare organizations that offer consultations over the Internet and sending them booby-trapped medical records for the “patient.” The other involves carefully editing email inboxes of public company executives to make it appear that some were involved in insider trading.
Connected medical devices are the Achilles' heel of healthcare orgs - Help Net Security
The rising adoption of connected medical devices is accelerating cyberattacks, according to Capterra’s Medical IoT Survey.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates
The Russia-linked ransomware gang demanded $20 million in ransom — and the overthrow of Costa Rica's elected government. Where does that leave smaller, equally vulnerable nation states?
New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine
Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. The first centers on targeting healthcare organizations that offer consultations over the Internet and sending them booby-trapped medical records for the “patient.” The other involves carefully editing email inboxes of public company executives to make it appear that some were involved in insider trading.
Connected medical devices are the Achilles' heel of healthcare orgs - Help Net Security
The rising adoption of connected medical devices is accelerating cyberattacks, according to Capterra’s Medical IoT Survey.
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates
The Russia-linked ransomware gang demanded $20 million in ransom — and the overthrow of Costa Rica's elected government. Where does that leave smaller, equally vulnerable nation states?
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
Its IT provider says it may take three or four weeks to fully recover from the cyber-attack.
Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates
The Russia-linked ransomware gang demanded $20 million in ransom — and the overthrow of Costa Rica's elected government. Where does that leave smaller, equally vulnerable nation states?