Tag: ransomware

2023 saw a major increase in cyber attacks within the healthcare industry. Let's take a look at 2024 healthcare data breach trends and cybersecurity strategies to mitigate them.

cyber attacks, cybersecurity, data breach, Healthcare, IT Services, malware, phishing, ransomware

A hacker gained access to the Broward Health network through a third-party medical provider that had access to their system for providing healthcare services. According to HIPAA Journal, a total of 1.35 million patients in Florida had been compromised. This cost Broward Health an estimated $12,739,250 in operational downtime, legal action, loss of...

Jamie Swart, ransomware

McAllen Surgical Specialty Center experienced a ransomware attack when hackers first accessed certain computers and servers and deployed ransomware. According to HIPAA Journal, a total of 29,227 patients in Texas had been compromised. This cost McAllen Surgical Specialty Center an estimated $2,944,165, according to...

IT Services, ransomware

For this week's Breach Deets, ReproSource Diagnostics in Massachusetts experienced a ransomware attack and hackers gained access to its operating systems. The security breach happened on August 8, 2021 and the ransomware attack was discovered on August 10, 2021. According to HIPAA Journal, a total of 350,000 patients had been affected. This...

ransomware

For this week's Breach Deets, UF Health Central in Florida experienced a cyber-attack that led to a PHI breach. According to HIPAA Journal, the breach affected 700,981 individuals when hackers first accessed their system's network. It was later determined ransomware was involved and the attackers demanded $5 million in ransom. It contained...

cyberattack, ransomware

St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital Health System experienced a ransomware attack when a user gained access to the company network system. According to HIPAA Journal, 1.4 million patients of St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital Health System in Georgia had been accessed by hackers. The attack resulted in the encryption of files...

ransomware

In Merrillville, Indiana, CarePointe ENT recently experienced a large-scale ransomware attack which resulted in the encryption files on its network in hopes the cyber criminals can achieve  a ransom payout. According to HIPAA Journal, a total of 48,742 patients of CarePointe ENT had been affected. This contained the following...

ransomware