• Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout continues

    March 18, 2024 - UPDATE 3/18/2024 - This article has been updated to reflect new information about the Change Healthcare cyberattack. CMS recently issued guidance for states to make interim Medicaid payments to providers hit by the Change Healthcare cyberattack. The federal agency announced the flexibilities on March 15th, which will allow states to start...

  • Healthcare hit hardest by ransomware last year, FBI IC3 report shows

    March 12, 2024 - The healthcare sector suffered more ransomware attacks than any other critical infrastructure sector last year, according to complaint data examined in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2023 Internet Crime Report. Every year, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) receives thousands of complaints and compiles them into an...

  • Lurie Children’s Restores Key Systems Following Cyberattack

    March 6, 2024 - Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago has restored its Epic EHR platform and other key systems following a cyberattack that began on January 31st, the hospital stated. MyChart remains unavailable as the hospital works to reactivate the remaining systems. “As an academic medical center, our systems are highly complex and, as a result, the...

  • HHS Releases Statement on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

    March 5, 2024 - HHS released a statement regarding the Change Healthcare cyberattack and shed light on immediate steps that CMS is taking to assist providers during this time. The announcement follows multiple requests from industry groups urging HHS to offer guidance and enforcement discretion to healthcare organizations as the Change Healthcare cyberattack...


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Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout continues

UPDATE 3/18/2024 - This article has been updated to reflect new information about the Change Healthcare cyberattack. CMS recently issued guidance for states to make interim Medicaid payments to...

63% of known exploited vulnerabilities found on healthcare networks

Healthcare networks and medical devices are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a recent study from cyber-physical systems protection company Claroty. The study found that 63 percent of...

Healthcare data breaches are piling up 3 months into the year

As of the first week of March, 116 healthcare data breaches have been reported to the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in 2024, impacting over 13 million individuals. The most common breach types were...

Healthcare hit hardest by ransomware last year, FBI IC3 report shows

The healthcare sector suffered more ransomware attacks than any other critical infrastructure sector last year, according to complaint data examined in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2023...

Lurie Children’s Restores Key Systems Following Cyberattack

Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago has restored its Epic EHR platform and other key systems following a cyberattack that began on January 31st, the hospital stated. MyChart remains unavailable as...

HHS Releases Statement on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

HHS released a statement regarding the Change Healthcare cyberattack and shed light on immediate steps that CMS is taking to assist providers during this time. The announcement follows multiple...

Indiana AG Sues Healthcare Organization Over Data Breach

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit against Apria Healthcare over a data breach that unfolded between April 2019 and October 2021. Apria is a leading provider of home medical equipment...

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