Florida drug testing medical laboratory American Clinical Solutions told federal regulators that 300,000 individuals are caught up in a hacking incident now that criminal gang RansomHub has published 700 gigabytes worth of data stolen from the lab's network.
Mike Fey, Co-Founder & CEO of Island, highlights how the enterprise browser's adoption has surged across sectors. He delves into new use cases, including resilience, healthcare and inter-company collaboration, emphasizing the importance of security and productivity in dynamic environments.
An Alabama cardiology practice is notifying 281,000 current and past patients, physicians and employees that their sensitive information was stolen in a recent hack. The breach is one of many incidents at specialty medical practices, spotlighting the heightened risks these entities face.
As McLaren Health Care continues to restore its IT systems in the wake of a ransomware attack last week, some Michigan government officials are warning consumers about potential cybercrimes and other concerns stemming from that and similar cyber incidents involving healthcare groups in the state.
New York-based biotechnology firm Enzo Biochem will pay $4.5 million in state fines and must implement a list of security improvements, thanks to a 2023 ransomware attack that affected 2.4 million patients nationwide. Investigators highlighted the company's failure to fix known security risks.
An Idaho-based medical center is notifying about 464,000 patients and employees that their sensitive information was potentially compromised in an attack detected in March. Ransomware group ThreeAM claims to have leaked on its dark web site 22-Gbytes of Kootenai Health's stolen data.
An Arizona-based technical school is notifying nearly 209,000 current and former students, parents and faculty that their personal, health and financial information was potentially compromised in a LockBit attack earlier this year. The ransomware hack is one of many hits in the education sector.
Theresa Lanowitz, chief evangelist of LevelBlue, says healthcare governance teams struggle to differentiate between cyber resilience and cybersecurity, leading to misalignment between cybersecurity and business goals. This gap exposes data and organizational operations to cyberthreats.
Social engineering attacks pose a severe threat to healthcare call centers, as recent breaches demonstrate. Sumant Mauskar, senior vice president of sales and global partnerships at Pindrop, discusses how voice biometrics and deepfake detection can protect sensitive information.
Ransomware group Rhysida is shaking down at least two new victims in the healthcare sector - Bayhealth and Community Care Alliance - threatening to sell or dump patients' sensitive health and personal information on the dark web. Bayhealth confirmed that it is investigating a recent cyberattack.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors explore evolving ransomware threats, including rising attacks in healthcare and other critical sectors, a shift from cybercrime groups such as LockBit to lone-wolf operators, and why Russian ransomware gangs are dominating the global stage.
Michigan-based McLaren Health Care is dealing with its second cyberattack in less than a year, disrupting IT systems and patient services at its 13 hospitals and other medical facilities. Ransomware gang INC Ransom allegedly claims to have carried out this latest attack.
Prospect Medical Holdings continues to face mounting legal and business fallout from the 2023 ransomware attack that disrupted IT operations at 16 of its hospitals for several weeks and resulted in a data breach that affected 1.3 million people.
Healthcare cybersecurity is gaining increased attention from the industry and the federal government. The focus is on mandatory cybersecurity performance goals and enhancing the protection of small, underserved healthcare providers, said Greg Garcia, executive director, HSCC.
Most hospitals prioritize cybersecurity but often lack the necessary resources to comply with these goals. The question becomes not about the practices, but the potential barriers to implementation, according to John Riggi at the American Hospital Association.
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