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.
The Hipocrate Information System (HIS) used by hospitals to manage medical activity and patient data was targeted over the weekend and is now offline after its database was encrypted.
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.
Cooper Aerobics, representing Cooper Clinic, P.A., Cooper Medical Imaging, LLP, and Cooper Aerobics Enterprises, Inc., collectively referred to as “Cooper Aerobics,” has revealed a concerning data security incident. On January 5, 2024, the organization notified individuals about where unauthorized access to its network, stemmed from a Cooper Aerobics data breach, potentially exposing personal information. Upon […]
The compromised data includes names, addresses, contact information, medical details, and health insurance information. The exact number of affected clients is unclear, and it is unknown if the information has been misused.
The breached information includes names, contact details, dates of birth, medical and health insurance information, financial account numbers, employment status, and government identifiers.
Israel has named Iran and Hezbollah as the culprits behind a cyberattack on the the Ziv Medical Center. A joint investigation by the Israel National Cyber Directorate, the Israel Defense Forces, and the Israeli Security Agency determined that Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence orchestrated the attack, with the involvement of Hezbollah’s “Lebanese Cedar” cyber unit. Some […]
Louisiana-based medical association Lafourche Medical Group and the Department of Health and Human Services have reached a $480,000 settlement for a cyberattack in 2021 that resulted in the compromise of protected health information from 34,862 individuals, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
(TNS) — Though Tri-City Medical Center got its operations back up and running 17 days ago, ransomware extortion efforts appear to be ongoing against the Oceanside hospital. Earlier this week, a cybersecurity expert noted in a message on X, formerly called Twitter, that “INC RANSOM”, a well known group of cyber extortionists, announced its possession […]