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Ascension Cyber Attack Leaves Healthcare Sector Reeling

Security Boulevard

On May 9, Ascension, the largest nonprofit and Catholic health system in the United States, announced that it fell victim to a major cyber attack. This occurs in the wake of the recent massive Change Healthcare cyber incident. The post Ascension Cyber Attack Leaves Healthcare Sector Reeling appeared first on Hyperproof.

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Change Healthcare data breach impacted over 100 million people

Security Affairs

The Change Healthcare data breach in the February 2024 impacted over 100 million, the largest-ever healthcare data breach in the US. UnitedHealth Group announced that the data breach suffered by Change Healthcare in February 2024 impacted more than 100 million individuals. Change Healthcare now provided an update to the U.S.

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Prescription orders delayed as US pharmacies grapple with “nation-state” cyber attack

Graham Cluley

Prescription orders across the United States are reportedly being delayed after a cyber attack impacted a healthcare technology firm that supplies services to pharmacies, including CVS Health. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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GUEST ESSAY: 6 steps any healthcare organization can take to help mitigate inevitable cyber attacks

The Last Watchdog

The headlines are disturbing: Breach of patient records ; Surgeries and appointments cancelled due to IT outage ; and even, Death attributed to ransomware attack on hospital. Related: High-profile healthcare hacks in 2021. In healthcare, it’s a wise investment because more professionals are working remotely.

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Senators Say Healthcare Corporations Are 'Flunking Cybersecurity 101'

SecureWorld News

healthcare system. The legislation is a direct response to a surge in cyberattacks targeting healthcare providers, breaching patient privacy, and disrupting care delivery across the nation. The legislation could potentially lower costs associated with recovery from breaches and improve public trust in healthcare services.

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A cyberattack hit the US healthcare giant Ascension

Security Affairs

A cyberattack hit the US Healthcare giant Ascension and is causing disruption of the systems at hospitals in the country. Ascension is one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, ranking second in the United States by the number of hospitals as of 2019. ” reads the notice of security incident.

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How to protect healthcare and life-sciences data from a cyber attack pandemic

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

How to protect healthcare and life-sciences data from a cyber attack pandemic. Once slow to adopt new technologies, healthcare-related industries have been rapidly embracing digitalization to enable patient-centric care that is more effective for patients and safer for patients, healthcare professionals and researchers.