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A ransomware attack that struck Nebraska Medicine in the Fall potentially led to the data theft and compromise of information from 219,000 patients.

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services announces its fifteenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative….

A security researcher on Monday said the recent ransomware attacks on hospital chains in Florida and Texas are tied to the Conti ransomware gang.

Hackers have published extensive patient information from two US hospital chains in an apparent attempt to extort them for money.

Hackers are increasing their attempts to break into healthcare companies, putting additional pressure on an industry already struggling with managing the coronavirus pandemic.

Crisp Regional Health Services was recently the victim of a ransomware attack, which affected some of the systems and encrypted files, according to a release from the hospital.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the Reduce the Risk of Ransomware Campaign, a focused, coordinated and sustained effort to encourage public and private sector organizations to implement…

Cyber criminals have changed techniques and tactics when compromising employee accounts or credentials. Cyber criminals are trying to obtain all employees’ credentials, not just individuals who would likely have more…

In the midst of responding to COVID-19, the healthcare sector faced a significant number of ransomware attacks in 2020 with 560 healthcare provider facilities falling victim to the malware variant,…