A new survey from a cybersecurity firm shows ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency and healthcare entities are facing ever-higher demands. 

The employee fell for a phishing scam that gave an unknown hacker access to the academic hospital’s email system. 

Particle Health has accused Epic Systems of monopolistic business practices that hinder data-driven initiatives to improve patient care. Epic calls the complaint “baseless.” 

The nudes were taken along with medical records during a February 2023 hack by BlackCat, a notorious ransomware syndicate.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation are sending notices to impacted patients. The data was leaked as a result of the May 2023 MOVEit exploit. 

The rate of ransomware attacks may be slowing, but smaller players are causing havoc with targeted attacks, an analysis from Searchlight Cyber found.

Initially proposed in 2022, the law was reintroduced to the Senate in July. Now it's being backed by members of the House.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has opted not to appeal a federal court decision that partially repealed the agency’s ban on website trackers.