Ascension, based in St. Louis, is notifying patients that some personal information was exposed following a security incident involving a former business partner. The breach affects patients from Ascension care sites in Alabama, Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee and Texas, according to…
Cybersecurity
Ransomware attacks on the healthcare industry are continuing to rise, with 550 attacks recorded in 2024 — a 21% increase from 454 in 2023, according to an April 28 report from global cybersecurity firm NCC Group. The company surveyed 402…
Healthcare data breaches continue to mount. Here are five things to know from Verizon Business’ 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, released April 23: 1. Healthcare had 1,542 data breaches from late 2023 to late 2024, an increase from the year…
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health reported to the HHS data breach portal that a cybersecurity incident in March affected 5,556,702 individuals. The health system detected unusual activity on its IT systems March 8. An investigation revealed that an unauthorized third…
March recorded 58 large healthcare data breaches — the lowest total for the month since 2022, HIPAA Journal reported April 23. The publication analyzed data from the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights. Here are five things to know:
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Hackers accessed 67,000 files at Starkville, Miss.-based OCH Regional Medical Center after gaining access to its network, the hospital said. The unauthorized individuals breached the network Sept. 6, 2023, before the hospital discovered the incident Sept. 14, 2023, and cut…
A bill collector used by a North Carolina hospital fell victim to a data breach, exposing some of that facility’s patient information. In February, Nationwide Recovery Services notified Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger of the breach, the health system said in an…
Lawrence (Kan.) Memorial Hospital confirmed a patient privacy breach that occurred in 2023, affecting fewer than 0.004% of its patients, according to a message from President and CEO Russ Johnson. The breach involved an employee of Kansas City-based University of…
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is alerting organizations to possible unauthorized access within a legacy Oracle cloud environment, citing public reports of suspicious activity that could pose a serious cybersecurity threat. Although the full extent of the incident remains…
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is facing lawsuits over a March data breach. Here are five things to know: 1. Yale New Haven Health said March 11 it was dealing with a “cybersecurity incident” that caused some connectivity issues but…