Latest Healthcare news

Former IT employee accessed data of over 1 million US patients

Geisinger, a prominent healthcare system in Pennsylvania, has announced a data breach involving a former employee of Nuance, an IT services provider contracted by the organization.
- Bill Toulas
- June 27, 2024
- 07:17 PM
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London hospitals cancel over 800 operations after ransomware attack

NHS England revealed today that multiple London hospitals impacted by last week's Synnovis ransomware attack were forced to cancel hundreds of planned operations and appointments.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 14, 2024
- 02:05 PM
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Ascension hacked after employee downloaded malicious file

Ascension, one of the largest U.S. healthcare systems, revealed that a May 2024 ransomware attack was caused by an employee who downloaded a malicious file onto a company device.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 13, 2024
- 05:52 PM
- 0
London hospitals face blood shortage after Synnovis ransomware attack

England's NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has issued an urgent call to O Positive and O Negative blood donors to book appointments and donate after last week's cyberattack on pathology provider Synnovis impacted multiple hospitals in London.
- Bill Toulas
- June 10, 2024
- 11:43 AM
- 0
Sav-Rx discloses data breach impacting 2.8 million Americans

Prescription management company Sav-Rx is warning over 2.8 million people in the United States that it suffered a data breach, stating that their personal data was stolen in a 2023 cyberattack.
- Bill Toulas
- May 27, 2024
- 10:47 AM
- 0
Cencora data breach exposes US patient info from 11 drug companies

Some of the largest drug companies in the world have disclosed data breaches due to a February 2024 cyberattack at Cencora, whom they partner with for pharmaceutical and business services.
- Bill Toulas
- May 24, 2024
- 11:44 AM
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WebTPA data breach impacts 2.4 million insurance policyholders

The WebTPA Employer Services (WebTPA) data breach disclosed earlier this month is impacting close to 2.5 million individuals, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notes.
- Bill Toulas
- May 17, 2024
- 10:45 AM
- 0
MediSecure e-script firm hit by ‘large-scale’ ransomware data breach

Electronic prescription provider MediSecure in Australia has shut down its website and phone lines following a ransomware attack believed to originate from a third-party vendor.
- Bill Toulas
- May 16, 2024
- 01:08 PM
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Singing River Health System: Data of 895,000 stolen in ransomware attack

The Singing River Health System is warning that it is now estimating that 895,204 people are impacted by a ransomware attack it suffered in August 2023.
- Bill Toulas
- May 14, 2024
- 04:08 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - May 10th 2024 - Chipping away at LockBit

After many months of taunting law enforcement and offering a million-dollar reward to anyone who could reveal his identity, the FBI and NCA have done just that, revealing the name of LockBitSupp, the operator of the LockBit ransomware operation.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 10, 2024
- 06:01 PM
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Ascension redirects ambulances after suspected ransomware attack

Ascension, a major U.S. healthcare network, is diverting ambulances from several hospitals due to a suspected ransomware attack that has been causing clinical operation disruptions and system outages since Wednesday.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 10, 2024
- 02:51 PM
- 2
Ascension healthcare takes systems offline after cyberattack

Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, has taken some of its systems offline to investigate what it describes as a "cyber security event."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 08, 2024
- 05:28 PM
- 0
DocGo discloses cyberattack after hackers steal patient health data

Mobile medical care firm DocGo confirmed it suffered a cyberattack after threat actors breached its systems and stole patient health data.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 07, 2024
- 06:20 PM
- 0
French hospital CHC-SV refuses to pay LockBit extortion demand

The Hôpital de Cannes - Simone Veil (CHC-SV) in France announced it received a ransom demand from the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware gang, saying they refuse to pay the ransom.
- Bill Toulas
- May 01, 2024
- 12:38 PM
- 1
Change Healthcare hacked using stolen Citrix account with no MFA

UnitedHealth confirms that Change Healthcare's network was breached by the BlackCat ransomware gang, who used stolen credentials to log into the company's Citrix remote access service, which did not have multi-factor authentication enabled.
- Bill Toulas
- April 30, 2024
- 10:13 AM
- 4
Kaiser Permanente: Data breach may impact 13.4 million patients

Healthcare service provider Kaiser Permanente disclosed a data security incident that may impact 13.4 million people in the United States.
- Bill Toulas
- April 26, 2024
- 05:34 AM
- 0
UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak

The UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that it paid a ransom to cybercriminals to protect sensitive data stolen during the Optum ransomware attack in late February.
- Bill Toulas
- April 23, 2024
- 10:28 AM
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Synlab Italia suspends operations following ransomware attack

Synlab Italia has suspended all its medical diagnostic and testing services after a ransomware attack forced its IT systems to be taken offline.
- Bill Toulas
- April 22, 2024
- 11:27 AM
- 0
840-bed hospital in France postpones procedures after cyberattack

The Hospital Simone Veil in Cannes (CHC-SV) has announced that it was targeted by a cyberattack on Tuesday morning, severely impacting its operations and forcing staff to go back to pen and paper.
- Bill Toulas
- April 18, 2024
- 02:29 PM
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Cerebral to pay $7 million settlement in Facebook pixel data leak case

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with telehealth firm Cerebral in which the company will pay $7,000,000 over allegations of mishandling people's sensitive health data.
- Bill Toulas
- April 16, 2024
- 05:37 PM
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