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Ransomware-related outages prevalent in healthcare
SC Media, October 19, 2022
Operational outages have been experienced by 86% of healthcare organizations impacted by ransomware attacks, reports HealthITSecurity.
White House Sets Sights on New Healthcare Cybersecurity Standards
Health IT Security, October 18, 2022
New healthcare cybersecurity standards and guidance from the White House are on the horizon, Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology in the Biden Administration, said at a recent Washington Post event.
Many Healthcare Orgs Suffer IT Outages After Ransomware Attacks
Health IT Security, October 18, 2022
A Trend Micro study found that 86 percent of surveyed healthcare organizations hit by ransomware attacks had experienced IT outages.
CHI Health begins bringing computer systems back up after ransomware attack
Omaha World-Herald, October 18, 2022
CHI Health announced Tuesday that the health system is in the process of restoring electronic systems that were taken offline after a ransomware attack.
Australia’s Medibank drops after ransomware attack in IT network
Reuters, October 17, 2022
Shares of Medibank Private Ltd (MPL.AX) dived nearly 5% on Monday even after the Australian health insurer assured clients that normal business operations have resumed following an attempted ransomware attack on its network.
Before CommonSpirit Health, 9 other healthcare ransomware attacks in 2022
Becker’s Health IT, October 14, 2022
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, the nation’s second-largest nonprofit health system, said Oct. 12 that it was experiencing a ransomware attack that has led to EHR shutdowns and canceled appointments and procedures at its hospitals across the country.
Ransomware attack confirmed at MercyOne’s parent company, CommonSpirit Health
Yahoo!, October 14, 2022
One of the largest hospital chains in the country has confirmed a ransomware attack has caused hospital-wide outages across multiple health systems this month, including facilities in Iowa.
CommonSpirit’s Ransomware Incident Taking Toll on Patients
Healthcare Info Security, October 13, 2022
The cybersecurity incident roiling the fourth-largest hospital system in the United States is a ransomware infection, CommonSpirit Health confirmed Wednesday.
Feds Warn Healthcare Over Cobalt Strike Infections
Gov Info Security, October 10, 2022
If every second hack seems to involve malicious use of penetration testing tool Cobalt Strike, it’s not just your imagination. Russian hackers deployed Cobalt Strike’s command-and-control function during their attack against SolarWinds’ network management software.
As VMFH network outage hits Day 4, concerns of ransomware attack on health giant grow
MSN, October 6, 2022
Concerns are growing over the source and possible ripple effect of a cyber event that’s hobbled one of the Puget Sound area’s main health systems and kept its online network down for four days straight.