Malborough, MA-based ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics has suffered a ransomware attack in which hackers gained access to systems containing the protected health information of approximately 350,000 patients. ReproSource is a leading laboratory for reproductive health that is owned by Quest Diagnostics. ReproSource discovered the ransomware attack on August 10, 2021 and promptly severed network connections to… Read More »

Carrollton, TX-based Premier Patient Health Care has discovered the protected health information of 37,636 patients has been obtained by an unauthorized individual in an insider wrongdoing incident. Premier Patient Health Care is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) that works with physicians to improve clinical outcomes under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The ACO and… Read More »

According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, phishing accounted for around 80% of all reported phishing attacks in 2019 and since the pandemic began in 2020 phishing attacks and associated scams have been thriving. In 2020, 74% of US organizations experienced a successful phishing attack. Phishing attacks typically use emails or malicious websites –… Read More »

Ransomware is currently the biggest cyber threat faced by the healthcare industry. Attacks often cripple healthcare IT systems for weeks or months and prevent medical records from being accessed. One study by the Ponemon Institute/Censinet shows attacks result in treatment delays, an increase in complications, poorer patient outcomes, and an increase in mortality rates. Several… Read More »

The provision of password managers for MSPs is a rapidly growing industry due to the increasing number of Managed Service Providers being targeted by cybercriminals. Indeed, in a recent “State of the Channel” survey, 95% of MSP respondents agreed that their businesses – rather than the clients they provide a managed service for – were… Read More »

A new bill has been introduced that requires victims of ransomware attacks to disclose any payments made to the attackers to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) within 48 hours of the ransom being paid. The Ransom Disclosure Act was introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) and aims to provide… Read More »

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a former patient of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (NMHC) against Elekta Inc. over its April 2021 ransomware attack and data breach. Elekta, a Swedish provider of radiation medical therapies and related equipment data services, is a business associate of many U.S. healthcare providers. Hackers targeted the company’s cloud-based… Read More »

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to users of Medtronic wireless insulin pumps about a serious security vulnerability affecting certain remote controllers. MiniMed insulin pumps deliver insulin for the management of diabetes and the pumps are supplied with an optional remote controller device that communicates wirelessly with the insulin pump. A… Read More »

Johnson Memorial Health has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack on October 1, 2021. The attack saw files encrypted which crippled its IT systems. Emergency protocols were immediately implemented and employees are manually recording patient information and writing prescriptions until systems can be restored. Ransomware gangs often gain access to systems days,… Read More »

Indianapolis, IN-based Eskenazi Health has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that was detected on or around August 4, 2021. Suspicious activity was detected and the IT team immediately shut down systems to contain the attack. Emergency protocols were implemented, with staff reverting to pen and paper to record patient data. Without… Read More »