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Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest US Health Care Payment System …

(4 days ago) WebThe hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging from large hospitals to single-doctor practices.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/health/cyberattack-healthcare-cash.html

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Ransomware attack on U.S. health care payment processor ‘most …

(9 days ago) WebFallout from a ransomware attack on the country’s largest health care payment processor is “the most serious incident of its kind leveled against a U.S. health care organization,” American

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ransomware-attack-us-health-care-payment-processor-serious-incident-ki-rcna141322

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Health industry struggles to recover from cyberattack on …

(7 days ago) WebOn March 5, almost two weeks after Change first reported what it initially called a cybersecurity "issue," the Health and Human Services Department announced several assistance programs for health

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/09/1237038928/health-industry-ransomware-cyberattack-change-healthcare-optum-uhc-united

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Cyberattack hits national healthcare system Ascencion

(Just Now) Web0:03. 0:51. Hospitals across the nation were disrupted Thursday after mega-health system Ascencion confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack amid heightened concerns over cybersecurity in health care

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/09/cyberattack-hits-national-healthcare-system-ascencion/73632451007/

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Preventing the Next Big Cyberattack on U.S. Health Care

(8 days ago) WebErik Decker is a vice president and the chief information security officer at Intermountain Health. He chairs the Health Sector Coordinating Council’s Cybersecurity Working Group, an industry

https://hbr.org/2024/05/preventing-the-next-big-cyberattack-on-u-s-health-care

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2020: A Retrospective Look at Healthcare …

(8 days ago) WebA Snapshot of Healthcare in 2020. What did 2020 look like for healthcare cybersecurity? VMWare/Carbon Black: 239.4 million cyberattacks attempted in 2020. Average of 816 attempted attacks per healthcare endpoint. 9,851% increase from 2019. Between January and February: 51% increase. Increased throughout year.

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2020-hph-cybersecurty-retrospective-tlpwhite.pdf

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HHS Statement Regarding the Cyberattack on Change …

(7 days ago) WebFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2024. Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 [email protected]. HHS Statement Regarding the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is aware that Change Healthcare – a unit of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) – was impacted by a cybersecurity incident in late …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/03/05/hhs-statement-regarding-the-cyberattack-on-change-healthcare.html

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Biggest Healthcare Data Breaches Reported This Year, So Far

(Just Now) WebCerebral: 3,179,835 Individuals Impacted. Online mental healthcare platform Cerebral notified more than 3.1 million users of a data breach that stemmed from its use of tracking pixels. As

https://www.healthitsecurity.com/features/biggest-healthcare-data-breaches-reported-this-year-so-far

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2022 Healthcare Cybersecurity Year in Review, and a …

(Just Now) WebIBM released their Cost of a Data Breach 2022 report – one of the more prominent and influential cyber reports released each year. For the 12th year in a row, the health sector had the highest costs for a data breach. $10.1M. Costs have also increased over 40% in the last two years, according to the data.

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-retrospective-and-2023-look-ahead.pdf?lv=true

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Healthcare data breaches hit all-time high in 2021, impacting 45M

(3 days ago) WebCybersecurity breaches hit an all-time high in 2021, exposing a record amount of patients' protected health information (PHI), according to a report from cybersecurity company Critical Insights

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/healthcare-data-breaches-hit-all-time-high-2021-impacting-45m-people

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at major US health care network

(6 days ago) WebCNN —. A cyberattack has disrupted “clinical operations” at major health care nonprofit Ascension, forcing it to take steps to minimize any impact to patient care, an Ascension spokesperson

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/tech/cyberattack-disrupts-healthcare-network/index.html

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2023 sets a new record for health data breaches - STAT

(9 days ago) WebThe last record for individual impact was set in 2015, when three data breaches at health plans Anthem, Premera Blue Cross, and Excellus impacted tens of millions of patients each.

https://www.statnews.com/2023/12/21/health-data-breaches-all-time-high-in-2023/

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2023’s Largest Health Data Breach So Far Brings Legal Flurry

(5 days ago) WebRegal Medical Group disclosed last month that over 3.3 million patients had their personal and health information exposed in a December 2022 ransomware cyberattack. The US Department of Health and Human Services says the breach is currently the biggest reported to it in 2023. The agency’s Office for Civil Rights is also …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/2023s-largest-health-data-breach-so-far-brings-legal-flurry

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Black Basta Ransomware Attack Brought Down Ascension Systems: …

(9 days ago) WebA cyberattack that affected clinical operations at St. Louis-based Ascension health system was perpetrated by Russia-linked ransomware group Black Basta, according to a report. CNN, citing four

https://www.crn.com/news/security/2024/black-basta-ransomware-attack-brought-down-ascension-it-systems-report

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Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the US, hit by

(2 days ago) WebAscension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the U.S., hit by cyberattack, disrupting patient care The company said it had engaged cybersecurity consulting firm Mandiant to assist in

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ascension-health-cyberattack-disrupts-patient-care-what-happened-rcna151462

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UnitedHealth paid ransom in Change Healthcare cyberattack, says …

(3 days ago) WebChange Healthcare offers payment and revenue cycle management tools. The company facilitates more than 15 billion transactions annually, and 1 in every 3 patient records passes through its systems.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/change-healthcare-ransom-cyberattack-patient-data-rcna148959

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Hacking healthcare: With 385M patient records exposed, …

(5 days ago) WebCybersecurity experts say healthcare companies must harden their defenses, but it may require regulators and lawmakers to raise the bar on security standards. Healthcare breaches have exposed

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/cybersecurity-hacking-healthcare-breaches/643821/

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Ascension warns of suspected cyberattack; clinical operations …

(8 days ago) WebHospital operator Ascension reported disruptions to its clinical operations on Wednesday due to a suspected cybersecurity incident and advised business partners to temporarily disconnect from its

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/ascension-warns-suspected-cyberattack-clinical-operations-disrupted-2024-05-08/

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Tracking healthcare data breaches Healthcare Dive

(9 days ago) WebHealthcare Dive has developed a tracker to catalog healthcare breaches reported to the agency. The tracker includes large-scale breaches that impact 352,447 or more records — the 95th percentile

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/tracking-healthcare-data-breaches-cybersecurity-hacking-hospitals/696184/

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Health-care giant Ascension says hack is disrupting patient care

(7 days ago) WebHealth industry security experts said the attack bore similarities to past breaches by Black Basta, a successor to the Russian Conti gang that is notorious for exacting ransom and then demanding

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/09/cyberattack-hack-hospital-ascension/

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Ascension’s Cybersecurity Incident Puts Healthcare On Alert - Forbes

(9 days ago) WebCybersecurity breaches directly impact patient safety, as seen in incidents where healthcare organizations had to divert patients because clinicians could not access electronic systems.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchou/2024/05/13/ascensions-cybersecurity-incident-puts-healthcare-on-alert/

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Largest Healthcare Data Breaches of 2021 - HIPAA Journal

(Just Now) WebFlorida Healthy Kids Corporation – 3.5 Million Records. The largest healthcare data breach of 2021 to be reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights by a HIPAA-covered entity was a hacking incident at the Florida health plan, Florida Healthy Kids Corporation (FHKC). The breach was reported in January 2021 and was due to the …

https://www.hipaajournal.com/largest-healthcare-data-breaches-of-2021/

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February 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report - HIPAA Journal

(3 days ago) WebThere has been a fall in the number of reported healthcare data breaches for the second consecutive month, with 59 data breaches of 500 or more records 59 healthcare data breaches were reported in February 2024, 10.6% fewer than in January. Across those 59 breaches, the records of 5,130,515 individuals were compromised, …

https://www.hipaajournal.com/february-2024-healthcare-data-breach-report/

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White House to Push Cybersecurity Standards on Hospitals

(7 days ago) WebMay 9, 2024 at 2:44 PM PDT. Listen. 3:53. The Biden administration intends to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards after a single hack exposed the data of 100 million

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-09/white-house-to-push-cybersecurity-standards-on-hospitals

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Improving the Cybersecurity Posture of Healthcare in 2022

(8 days ago) WebAll of these compliance concerns were identified as areas needing improvement in 2020 OCR breach investigations. We owe it to our patients, and industry, to improve our cybersecurity posture in 2022 so that health information is private and secure. Best, Lisa J. Pino, Director, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and …

https://www.hhs.gov/blog/2022/02/28/improving-cybersecurity-posture-healthcare-2022.html

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US health tech giant Change Healthcare hit by cyberattack

(4 days ago) WebIn 2022, health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group completed its merger of U.S. healthcare services giant Optum and Change Healthcare in a $7.8 billion deal, which allowed Optum broad access to

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/21/change-healthcare-cyberattack/

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Ascension Healthcare Suffers Major Cyberattack

(4 days ago) WebMay 10, 2024. 3 Min Read. Source: MBI via Alamy Stock Photo. Healthcare provider Ascension, which operates 140 hospitals across 19 states, fell victim to a cyberattack that took down multiple

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ascension-healthcare-hit-by-cyberattack

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14 Biggest Healthcare Data Breaches [Updated 2024] - UpGuard

(4 days ago) WebThe 14 Biggest Data Breaches in Healthcare Ranked by Impact. Each listed event is supported with a summary of the data that was comprised, how the breach occurred, and key learnings to protect you from suffering a similar fate. 1. Tricare Data Breach. ‍ Date: September 2011.

https://www.upguard.com/blog/biggest-data-breaches-in-healthcare

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Healthcare Cyber Attack Statistics 2022: 25 Alarming Data …

(1 days ago) WebAccellion (now known as Kiteworks), is an American technology provider that suffered a data breach in late 2020 when it’s 20-year-old File Transfer Appliance system was hacked with a zero-day exploit. The breach was the single largest healthcare-related hack in 2021, affecting over 3.51 million people.

https://expertinsights.com/insights/healthcare-cyber-attack-statistics/

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Healthcare Data Breaches: Insights and Implications - PMC

(3 days ago) WebThe total number of healthcare records that were exposed, stolen, or illegally disclosed in the year 2019 was 41.2 million in 505 healthcare data breaches [ 8 ]. According to an IBM report, the average cost of a data breach in 2019 was $3.92 million, while a healthcare industry breach typically costs $6.45 million [ 9 ].

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7349636/

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Warding off health care hackers - POLITICO

(3 days ago) WebCybersecurity attacks in the sector have skyrocketed in recent years, with a 141 percent increase in large breaches reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights from 2022 to 2023. Ransomware

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2024/05/14/warding-off-health-care-hackers-00157747

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HHS Announces Next Steps in Ongoing Work to Enhance …

(Just Now) WebThe paper details four pillars for action, including publishing new voluntary health care-specific cybersecurity performance goals, working with Congress to develop supports and incentives for domestic hospitals to improve cybersecurity, and increasing accountability and coordination within the health care sector. (OCR), cyber incidents …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/12/06/hhs-announces-next-steps-ongoing-work-enhance-cybersecurity-health-care-public-health-sectors.html

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Ascension reports cybersecurity incident, possible data breach

(9 days ago) WebAscension's cybersecurity incident is one among a growing list of healthcare organizations affected by possible data breaches. In April, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan reported a breach affecting

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/cybersecurity/ascension-possible-data-breach-cyberattack

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Clinicians’ Perspectives on Healthcare Cybersecurity and Cyber …

(4 days ago) WebThe advantages and importance of implementing cybersecurity measures in the short term are to protect data and preventing data breaches is the top advantage of cybersecurity in healthcare and is mentioned by 96% of the participants, followed by compliance with regulations (91.7%) and reduced disruptions in operations (69%).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10642560/

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Hackensack Meridian Health group alerts donors of data breach

(3 days ago) Web1:02. Hackensack Meridian Health group, which runs Hackensack University Medical Center and other health complexes across Bergen County, acknowledged Friday that a cyber attack in May against one

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2020/08/07/cyber-attack-hackensack-meridian-health-group-alerts-data-breach/3324653001/

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Ascension: 'Systems Are Being Restored' After Cyberattack - CRN

(3 days ago) WebMay 12, 2024, 12:15 PM EDT. 'While we expect this process will take time to complete, we are making progress and systems are being restored in a coordinated manner at each of our care sites

https://www.crn.com/news/security/2024/ascension-systems-are-being-restored-after-cyberattack

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Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident Frequently Asked …

(7 days ago) WebFactsheet: Ransomware and HIPAA – This resource provides information on what is ransomware, what covered entities and business associates should do if their information systems are infected, and HIPAA breach reporting requirements. Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Cybersecurity Performance Goals – These voluntary, health …

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/change-healthcare-cybersecurity-incident-frequently-asked-questions/index.html

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Cybersecurity in healthcare: Protecting patient data YourStory

(2 days ago) WebSecure patient data with robust cybersecurity measures. Explore healthcare's cyber landscape, threats, & solutions in this insightful article.

https://yourstory.com/2024/05/healthcare-cybersecurity-threats-solutions

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