Data Breaches Massachusetts Health Insurer Data Breach Impacts 2.8 Million Harvard Pilgrim Health Care says the personal information of over 2.8 million individuals was stolen in a year-old ransomware attack. Ionut ArghireMarch 29, 2024
Ransomware Healthcare’s Ransomware Epidemic: Why Cyberattacks Hit the Medical Sector With Alarming Frequency Healthcare has long been a primary target for ransomware attacks. This is not changing and is not likely to change. Kevin TownsendMarch 13, 2024
Ransomware Change Healthcare Restores Pharmacy Services Disrupted by Ransomware Change Healthcare says it has made significant progress in restoring systems impacted by a recent ransomware attack. Ionut ArghireMarch 8, 2024
Incident Response HHS Aiding Organizations Hit by Change Healthcare Cyberattack US government lays out actions to assist healthcare providers following the highly disruptive Change Healthcare cyberattack. Ionut ArghireMarch 6, 2024
Data Breaches Hackers Steal Personal Information From Pharma Giant Cencora Pharmaceutical solutions provider Cencora discloses a cyberattack that resulted in personal information being stolen from its systems. Eduard KovacsFebruary 28, 2024
Data Breaches State-Sponsored Group Blamed for Change Healthcare Breach UnitedHealth Group is blaming a state-sponsored threat actor for a disruptive cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. Ionut ArghireFebruary 26, 2024
Data Breaches Eye Care Services Firm Faces Lawsuit Over Data Breach Impacting 2.3 Million Eye care practice management firm American Vision Partners faces lawsuit over data breach impacting 2.3 million patients. Eduard KovacsFebruary 22, 2024
Cybercrime Change Healthcare Cyberattack Causes Significant Disruption Change Healthcare is experiencing network disruptions after taking systems offline in response to a cyberattack. Ionut ArghireFebruary 22, 2024
Ransomware Ransomware Attack Knocks 100 Romanian Hospitals Offline Romanian hospitals turn to pen and paper after ransomware attack on centralized healthcare management system. Ionut ArghireFebruary 13, 2024
Ransomware A Chicago Children’s Hospital Has Taken Its Networks Offline After a Cyberattack Chicago children’s hospital forced to take networks offline after cyberattack, limiting access to medical records and hampering communication. Associated PressFebruary 6, 2024
Uncategorized HMG Healthcare Says Data Breach Impacts 40 Facilities The compromised information includes names, contact information, dates of birth, health information, medical treatment details, Social Security numbers, and employee records. Ionut ArghireJanuary 10, 2024
Data Breaches Ransomware Gang Claims Attack on Capital Health The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen over 7 terabytes of data from hospital system Capital Health. Ionut ArghireJanuary 9, 2024
Data Breaches 4.5 Million Individuals Affected by Data Breach at HealthEC HealthEC says personal information received from business partners was compromised in a July 2023 data breach. Ionut ArghireJanuary 4, 2024
Data Breaches Integris Health Data Breach Could Impact Millions Integris Health has started informing patients of a data breach impacting their personal information. Ionut ArghireDecember 27, 2023
Network Security CISA Flags Gaps in Healthcare Org’s Security Posture, Issues Security Guidance The US cybersecurity agency CISA issues cybersecurity recommendations for the healthcare and public health sector. Ionut ArghireDecember 18, 2023
CISO Conversations CISO Conversations: Three Leading CISOs in the Modern Healthcare Sector SecurityWeek discusses the role of security leadership with three CISOs in one of the world’s most attacked sectors: healthcare. Kevin TownsendDecember 5, 2023
Ransomware Ardent Hospitals Diverting Patients Following Ransomware Attack Ransomware attack forces Ardent hospitals to shut down systems, impacting clinical and financial operations. Ionut ArghireNovember 28, 2023
Ransomware Henry Schein Again Restoring Systems After Ransomware Group Causes More Disruption Healthcare solutions giant Henry Schein is once again restoring systems after ransomware group claims it re-encrypted files. Eduard KovacsNovember 27, 2023
Data Breaches Medical Company Fined $450,000 by New York AG Over Data Breach A medical company has been fined $450,000 by the New York AG over a data breach that may have involved exploitation of a SonicWall... Eduard KovacsNovember 9, 2023
Vulnerabilities Critical Mirth Connect Vulnerability Could Expose Sensitive Healthcare Data Mirth Connect versions prior to 4.4.1 are vulnerable to CVE-2023-43208, a bypass for an RCE vulnerability. Ionut ArghireOctober 26, 2023