The recent cyberattack in the US highlighted the vulnerability of hospitals to the growing threat of cybercriminals. Facilities in several states, operated by Prospect Medical Holdings, were involved in the data security incident in…
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Through a broad agency announcement about the Scaling Health Applications Research for Everyone solicitation, the U.S. Health and Human Services office of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is seeking to adapt Department…
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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3), which was created by the Department of Health and Human Services, recently warned healthcare providers about a cybercriminal gang called Rhysida.
The group emerged in May — since…
A cyberattack disrupted hospitals operated by Prospect Medical Holdings across multiple U.S. states, forcing the closure of emergency rooms and impacting medical care. The attack prompted manual administrative work and paper-based systems. The extent…
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Hospitals and outpatient treatment centers in at least three states are struggling to get their systems back online following a ransomware attack waged against their parent company last week.
The cyberattack, which cybercriminals launched last…
Hospitals and health systems are tracking vulnerabilities in their network infrastructure, that of their vendors and widely used fourth-party tools. Meanwhile, bad actors are finding ways to target large organizations, regional hospitals and patients…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
August 02, 2023 – In a recent string of cyberattacks involving the MOVEit Transfer system, Allegheny County has stood out as one of the largest affected, with a staggering 689,686 individuals data exposed.
These…
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By Jill McKeon
July 18, 2023 – More than 1.2 million individuals were impacted by a data breach at Pension Benefit Information (PBI) stemming from the widespread cyberattacks waged against Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer software. The…
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By Jill McKeon
June 22, 2023 – Pennsylvania-based Onix Group, a healthcare business associate that operates commercial real estate and provides management and consulting services, is now facing a lawsuit over a March 2023 data breach.
As…
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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3), which was created by the Department of Health and Human Services, recently warned healthcare providers about a “relatively unknown” ransomware gang that is beginning to attack organizations…
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