Provider groups, such as the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association, are urging the government to provide further financial assistance, particularly for smaller practices, in response to the cyberattack’s impact.
3rd Party Risk Management , Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime But Hospital Lobby Group Contends Funding Is ‘Onerous’ and ‘Exceedingly’ Limited Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • March 4, 2024 UnitedHealth Group is offering short-term financial assistance to some providers whose payments have been affected by the Change Healthcare IT outage. (Image: Getty) […]
A ransomware gang is seeking $3.4 million after attacking a children’s hospital in Chicago, forcing staff to resort to manual processes to provide care to patients. The attack on Lurie Children’s Hospital was announced earlier this month, when officials said they had been forced to take their entire network offline due to an unspecified “cybersecurity […]
Some internal services at the hospital, such as internet, email, and access to medical platforms, have been affected, resulting in delays for scheduled procedures and test results.
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare , Industry Specific American Hospital Association Warns of Social Engineering Schemes Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 18, 2024 Image: Getty Threat actors are targeting hospital IT help desks with elaborate social engineering scams to commit payment fraud by using stolen credentials from billing and payments employees, […]
The LockBit ransomware gang took credit for a November attack on a hospital system that forced multiple facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to cancel appointments and operate without patient files. This weekend, LockBit posted Capital Health to its extortion website, threatening to leak seven terabytes of stolen data from the company. The gang claimed […]
Rhysida ransomware group hacked Abdali Hospital in Jordan Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2023 The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked Abdali Hospital, a multi-specialty hospital located in Jordan. Abdali Hospital is a multi-specialty hospital located in the modern development of Al-Abdali, Amman, Jordan. Abdali Hospital provides care to patients in numerous specialties. Apart from its general surgery section, it has specialists in […]
A hospital near Kansas City, Missouri, is struggling to provide care to patients this week after a cyberattack limited its systems. In an update on Wednesday, Liberty Hospital said it was still dealing with disruptions to its computer systems that began on Tuesday. The facility initially had to transfer some patients to other hospitals, but […]
Rhysida ransomware group hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London Pierluigi Paganini November 30, 2023 The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London. King Edward VII’s Hospital is a private hospital located on Beaumont Street in the Marylebone district of central London. It is a leading provider of acute […]
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