7 of the biggest healthcare cyberattack and breach stories of 2024 Cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry continued to rise this year. Here are some of the largest incidents, from Change Healthcare to Ascension. BySydney Halleman•Dec. 19, 2024 ...
In late July and early August 2024, the healthcare sector faced numerous cyberattacks and data breaches, some of which resulted in operational challenges and significant system downtime. McLaren Health Care institutes downtime procedures following cyberattack McLaren Health Care, a Michiga...
The cyberattack of February 2024 led to a pivotal moment of clarity: our healthcare data system is fragile. There are many players involved in the processing of a single prescription (Rx) or medical (Mx) claim and each of them are potential targets for bad actors. The cyberattack disrupted...
Now in its third year, this year’s survey sheds new light where progress is being made—and where there’s more work to be done. Here are a few highlights: 92% of organizations experienced a cyberattack in the past 12 months—up from 88% in 2023 ...
be even further behind on cybersecurity maturity than healthcare providers and may have fewer resources to patch security flaws in their digital infrastructure. In the event healthcare providers, third-party vendors, or business associates suffer a cyberattack, the downstream exposure can be ...
Werner Griesshammer, Senior Software Engineer and Ethical Hacker, explains how a 'theoretical' cyber attack could happen at a hospital. Infographic: Cyberattacks in General and in Healthcare Scroll through below to see the global economic impacts of cyberattacks in general and in healthcare. ...
Following a cyberattack on the largest health insurer in the United States last month, health care providers continue to scramble as insurance payments and prescription orders continue to be disrupted and physicians lose ...
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Ascension, a major U.S. health care system with 140 hospitals in 19 states, announced late Thursday that a cyberattack has caused disruptions at some of its hospitals. "Systems that are currently unavailable include our electronic health records system...
A devastating health care cyberattack hit Change Healthcare on February 21, 2024. By forcing the $13 billion company offline, the cyber criminals cut one of the few connections between health care providers and payers,triggering a cash crunchat medical groups, health clinics, hospitals, and pharm...
Medical practitioners need to remotely access medical data, which makes the healthcare business vulnerable to attacks. The Top Healthcare IT cyber security challenges are: Many healthcare institutions continue to use outdated technology that impacts productivity and leads to treatment mismanagement. ...