The Changing Landscape of Ransomware: Why Healthcare Organizations Are Paying Less

Ascension healthcare data breach exposes 430,000 patient records

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reports that healthcare information of more than 430,000 Ascension patients was exposed in a data breach.

The Changing Landscape of Ransomware: Why Healthcare Organizations Are Paying Less

Threat actors continue to refine their strategies, and the financial incentives for cybercrime persist. However, the combination of stronger defenses, regulatory pressure, and industry collaboration is starting to shift the balance in favor of defenders. The post The Changing Landscape of Ransomware: Why Healthcare Organizations Are Paying Less appeared first on MedCity News.

Hacking, ransomware driving more healthcare data breaches: study

Hacking and IT incidents accounted for 88% of patient records exposed from 2010 to 2024, while ransomware made up nearly 40%, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

More Breaches Lead to OCR Settlements - Health IT Answers

By Matt Fisher - The steady stream of settlements from the Office for Civil Rights continues. The underpinning to many of the recent settlements is notification following the occurrence of a data breach, often from some form of a cyber attack. The post More Breaches Lead to OCR Settlements appeared first on Health IT Answers.

Hacking, ransomware driving more healthcare data breaches: study – RamaOnHealthcare

Hacking and IT incidents accounted for 88% of patient records exposed from 2010 to 2024, while ransomware made up nearly 40%, according to the research

Healthcare cyber incidents surged last year, report finds

Healthcare organizations were targeted with 45 cyberattacks last year, which was not only a significant increase from the year before but also higher than the incidence in the finance, energy, insurance, and telecommunications industries, Infosecurity Magazine reports. Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking to level up your skills? Get 10% off using coupon code: MWNEWS10 for any flavor. Enroll Now and Save 10%: Coupon Code …