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.
A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records.
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Anthem reported a massive cyberattack last February by Chinese hackers when 78.8 million customers’ personal information was accessed. After an investigation, the FBI says the hack was done to learn about the U.S. healthcare system rather than to sell the stolen data. The breach included 14...
Amid recent reports of hackers targeting and blackmailing healthcare systems and even patients, the FBI and other agencies have issued a warning of "imminent" cyberattacks on more US hospitals.
BOSTON (AP) — Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. health care system designed to lock up hospital information systems, which could hurt patient care just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking. ...
Amid recent reports of hackers targeting and blackmailing healthcare systems and even patients, the FBI and other agencies have issued a warning of "imminent" cyberattacks on more US hospitals.
Digital transformation revolutionizes healthcare and creates vulnerabilities Remote care, electronic record, mHealth and a more distributed business ecosystem are improving patient care. Unfortunately, they are also opening new avenues of attack for cyber criminals —making security, privacy and compliance...
Ransomware is a type of malicious software used by cybercriminals to encrypt users' files until a ransom is paid. Healthcare institutions have been frequent victims of ransomware for several years in the US and globally. Last month, a suspected ransomware attack disruptedpatient careat a large ch...