Security News

Study: Ransomware, Data Breaches at Hospitals tied to Uptick in Fatal Heart Attacks
2019-11-07 19:48

Hospitals that have been hit by a data breach or ransomware attack can expect to see an increase in the death rate among heart patients in the following months or years because of cybersecurity...

Indiana Hospital System Notifying Patients After Data Breach
2019-10-17 15:59

A northwestern Indiana hospital system is warning more than 68,000 patients that their personal information, including Social Security numbers and health records, may have been exposed during a...

Hospitals Resume Accepting Patients After Malware Attack
2019-10-11 15:22

An Alabama hospital chain that quit accepting new patients after a malware attack crippled computer systems said it has resumed normal operations after paying a ransom demand. read more

Alabama Hospitals Pay Up in Ransomware Attack
2019-10-07 15:56

A trio of Alabama hospitals have decided to pay for a decryption key.

Alabama Hospital System Halts Admissions Amid Malware Attack
2019-10-03 14:30

A hospital system that serves a large part of rural west Alabama temporarily quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack crippled some of its computer systems Tuesday. read more

Ransomware attacks paralyze, and sometimes crush, hospitals
2019-10-03 10:46

New attacks on the perennially besieged sector have crippled hospitals in the US and Australia and caused one health clinic to shut down.

Medic! Uncle Sam warns hospitals not to use outdated IPnet freely on their networks
2019-10-02 19:34

Meanwhile ransomware forces Alabama doctors to turn away non-urgent patients The US Food and Drug Administration is warning hospital IT admins to keep a close eye on their networks following the...

Ransomware Attacks Leave U.S. Hospitals Turning Away Patients
2019-10-01 19:22

Ransomware attacks have crippled hospitals worldwide, forcing them to turn away patients and cancel surgeries.

Ransomware Attack on Rural Hospital Disrupts Services
2019-09-23 20:03

Campbell County Health in Wyoming Sending Patients to Other Hospitals Many Miles AwayA ransomware attack late last week on a county hospital in rural Wyoming was still causing patient care...

Wyoming Hospital's Services Disrupted by Ransomware
2019-09-23 12:57

Gillette, Wyoming-based Campbell County Memorial Hospital continues to experience service disruptions after a ransomware attack hit Campbell County Health’s computer systems on Friday. read more