Tennessee: New state law to protect entities under cyber attack from class action suits amid Ascension Health hack

Another healthcare system is under a cyber attack, and while it’s unclear what, if any information has been accessed, a soon-to-be law will prevent those whose information may have been exposed from filing a class action lawsuit against entities that Read More …

Ascension Health Becomes Latest Cyberattack Victim in Healthcare, Investigations Underway

Ascension Health has disclosed that after detecting “unusual activity,” that affected its clinical operations, the company contacted Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm, to investigate the cyberattack. According to Ascension Health’s official statement, the organization has processes in place to guarantee that Read More …

UK: Cyber attack on Scots health board sees stolen data published on dark web

A large volume of data stolen during a cyber attack on a health board has been published by a ransomware group. Cyber criminals were able to access a significant amount of data including patient and staff-identifiable information during the attack Read More …

UnitedHealth data breach caused by lack of multifactor authentification

Hackers breached the computer system of a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary and released ransomware after stealing someone’s password, CEO Andrew Witty testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The cybercriminals entered through a portal that didn’t have multifactor authentification (MFA) enabled. During an Read More …

Change Healthcare faces another ransomware threat – and it looks credible

For months, Change Healthcare has faced an immensely messy ransomware debacle that has left hundreds of pharmacies and medical practices across the United States unable to process claims. Now, thanks to an apparent dispute within the ransomware criminal ecosystem, it Read More …

NHS board warns patients of further data leak after cyber attack

An NHS board has warned patients that further personal information could be leaked by cyber criminals who stole medical data in a major cyber attack. A large amount of confidential data was taken from NHS Dumfries and Galloway during a Read More …

Massachusetts healthcare provider warns patients of data breach

A Massachusetts healthcare provider is warning patients of a recently discovered data breach that compromised some personal information. Brigham and Women’s Physician Organization, a Mass General Brigham Incorporated member, is notifying individuals of an incident it became aware of on Jan. Read More …

Hackers threaten to release ‘huge volume’ of stolen NHS Scotland data

A cybercrime group has claimed it will release a large volume of NHS Scotland data stolen during a sustained hacking attack. INC Ransom, an extortion operation, has posted a message on its dark web blog, threatening to release three terabytes Read More …

British authorities investigating the Princess of Wales medical records breach

British authorities said Wednesday they are investigating a possible breach of the medical records of Catherine, Princess of Wales. The Information Commissioners Office said the inquiries follow a “breach report” it had received. “We can confirm that we have received Read More …