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A cyberattack on May 8 against healthcare giant Ascension resulted in the medical data of 5.6 million customers being exposed, according to a filing with the Maine attorney general’s office published on December 20. WHY IT MATTERS In June, the health system determined that an attacker gained access to its systems after an employee at

From small community hospitals like Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia, to the largest providers, ransomware, business email compromise and other cyber threats are causing daily care disruption in the United States.  “America is now averaging two health system data breaches per day,” Greg Garcia, executive director of the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity

Hospital financial ratings remain vulnerable to cyberattack fallout, according to a new assessment from Fitch Ratings. Meanwhile, hacktivists and ransomware gangs are recycling ransomware strains, and hacker affiliates are offering bigger payouts. Those are just a few of the healthcare cybersecurity trends we're watching this week. Coordinated KillNet DDoS attacks highlight potential for ratings dips Fitch Ratings says