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Hospitals Urged to Secure Systems Against Citrix Bleed Cybersecurity Vulnerability

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Hospitals should take immediate action to protect against the Citrix Bleed cybersecurity vulnerability, the American Hospital Association (AHA) warned, following multiple alerts by government agencies...

Capital Health Experiencing Network Outages Amid Potential Cyberattack

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Capital Health, which operates two hospitals in New Jersey and other regional care sites, is experiencing a network outage caused by what it believes to be a cyberattack. The healthcare organization is...

NY AG Issues Consumer Alert Regarding PJ&A Healthcare Data Breach

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New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert to warn New Yorkers about the potential impacts of a data breach that occurred at Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A), a medical...

Kroger Faces Lawsuits For Sharing Health Data With Meta Via Tracking Pixel Use

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Grocery chain Kroger is facing two class action lawsuits tied to its use of tracking technologies. Both lawsuits alleged that Kroger pharmacy patients were not informed that their health data was being...

8.5M Records Impacted By Welltok Data Breach Stemming From MOVEit Hack

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Healthcare software-as-a-service company Welltok recently notified 8.5 million individuals of a data breach stemming from the May 2023 MOVEit hack. The incident signifies one of the largest breaches...

Thanksgiving Day Healthcare Cyberattack Impacts Hospitals Across Multiple States

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Ardent Health Services, which owns 30 hospitals and 200 sites of care across six states, confirmed a healthcare cyberattack that occurred on the morning of November 23. Hospitals in multiple states...

HC3 Warns Healthcare Sector of Persisting Emotet Malware Threats

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The HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a brief about Emotet, a notorious malware strain that has impacted the healthcare sector for years. Emotet has been operational...

CISA Releases Healthcare Cybersecurity Vulnerability Mitigation Guide

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a cybersecurity vulnerability mitigation guide for the healthcare sector, stressing the importance of remediating known...

HHS Settles HIPAA Investigation With St. Joseph’s Over PHI Disclosure to Media

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The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) completed a HIPAA investigation into New York-based Saint Joseph’s Medical Center following claims that the organization had impermissibly disclosed COVID-19...

BlackSuit Ransomware Is Credible Threat to Healthcare Cybersecurity, HC3 Says

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HC3 issued an analyst note regarding BlackSuit ransomware, a relatively new group that appears to be similar to the Royal ransomware family and its notorious predecessor, Conti ransomware. HC3 warned...

FBI, CISA Urge Immediate Action to Mitigate Rhysida Ransomware Risks

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a joint...

Medical Transcription Service Data Breach Impacts Multiple Health Systems

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UPDATE,11/16/2023: The HHS data breach portal now shows that the Perry Johnson & Associates data breach impacted nearly 9 million individuals, making it one of the largest reported healthcare...

NY Proposes Tightened Cybersecurity Regulations For Hospitals

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a set of sweeping cybersecurity regulations that would apply to hospitals across the state, along with $500 million in funding to help healthcare facilities...

NY AG Secures $450K From US Radiology Over Data Security Failures

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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $450,000 settlement with US Radiology Specialists over alleged health data security failures that resulted in a ransomware attack. The Attorney...

Henry Schein Hit By BlackCat Ransomware Gang

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Henry Schein, a major distributor of healthcare products across 32 countries, suffered a cyberattack in mid-October that disrupted some of its manufacturing and distribution operations. A few weeks...

Senators Launch Bipartisan Healthcare Cybersecurity Working Group

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US Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) launched a bipartisan Senate healthcare cybersecurity working group. The group will focus on proposing...

AHA Sues Federal Government Over OCR Tracking Technology Guidance

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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has sued the federal government over the HHS Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) stance on tracking technology use in healthcare. Joined by the Texas Hospital...

HITRUST Responds to RFI on Cybersecurity Regulation Harmonization

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HITRUST issued a response to the White House’s request for information (RFI) on the harmonization of cybersecurity regulations, suggesting that regulation alone is not a fix to the ongoing cyber...

40 Countries Pledge Not to Pay Ransoms at International Counter Ransomware Summit

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The International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) held its third summit in Washington, DC, with representatives from 50 countries joining together to build upon counter-ransomware projects and...

HHS Reaches Settlement With Healthcare Business Associate Following Ransomware Attack

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The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $100,000 settlement to resolve a data breach investigation with Doctors’ Management Services, a Massachusetts-based medical management company...