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The Rhysida ransomware group posts data that it claims to have stolen in a July 13 ransomware attack on Cookeville Regional Medical Center (TN).
According to the post, the hospital has until August…
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Kettering Health Suffers Major Ransomware Attack
Ransomware Attack Overview
Kettering Health, a prominent 14-hospital healthcare system serving Ohio communities, has fallen victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack that compromised sensitive patient information. The cyberattack, which occurred earlier this year, has raised…
Five Strategies for Strengthening Data Security in Healthcare
Phillina Lai, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at IKS Health
While digitalization has revolutionized healthcare delivery, patients now entrust clinicians with sensitive health information under the expectation that it will remain private and protected. This…
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Digital Lifelines: Fortifying Healthcare’s Cybersecurity Amid Budget Cuts
Kory Daniels, Chief Information Security Officer at Trustwave
IT leaders in healthcare are no strangers to pressure. They are expected to safeguard sensitive patient data, maintain compliance, and ensure teams have the technology needed to…
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Prioritizing Cybersecurity in Healthcare as a Measure of Patient Safety
Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Also a Clinical Concern
When a ransomware attack hampers a hospital’s electronic health records, the ripple effects are immediate and potentially life-threatening with diagnostic delays, canceled procedures and disrupted prescriptions. Every second…
Birmingham Community Healthcare flags cyber security risk
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has flagged potential vulnerabilities that could lead to a cyber attack.
The trust’s board paper, published on 5 June 2025, states that “there is a risk of a cyber…
Myrtue Medical Center Suffers Ransomware Breach
A significant cybersecurity incident has struck Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa, with the notorious Worldleaks ransomware group claiming responsibility for a massive data breach that potentially compromises sensitive patient information and hospital operations.
Initial…
Patient death linked to cyber attack on NHS pathology provider
A patient death has been linked to the cyber attack on NHS pathology system provider Synnovis, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation has confirmed.
The ransomware attack on 4 June 2024 caused widespread disruption to NHS services in…
How Does Infrastructure Modernization Impact Healthcare Security?
This fragmentation can lead to blind spots, and in healthcare, where protected health information (PHI) is a prime target, that’s a dangerous gap to leave unguarded.
As systems expand into the cloud, the attack surface…
Kettering Health’s Innovative Cyberattack Response Strategy
Employee Empowerment Drives Rapid Recovery from Ransomware Attack
Kettering Health’s response to a devastating cyberattack demonstrates how employee empowerment and innovative thinking can triumph over traditional crisis management approaches. The Ohio-based healthcare system’s recovery strategy…