- Marietta Health of Ohio, aka Memorial Health System, announced it will pay $1.75 million to settle a HIPAA lawsuit as a result of a breach that exposed a massive amount of patient’s PHI.
- The VA Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, claims that a disruption in the operation of their network was caused by a cat jumping onto an employee’s keyboard.
- When the CIO, Kurt DelBene, was asked about the incident, his response was; “This is why I have a dog”
- Proofpoint Cybersecurity published results of cyber attack survey:
- 88% of healthcare organizations experienced an average of 40 cyberattacks in past year
- Average cost of cyberattack = $5 million, up 13% YoY
- Average cost of disruption = $1.3 million, up 30% YoY
- 54% experienced ransomware attack, up 41% YoY
- 40% admitted to paying ransom
- Average ransom payment = $995,450
- 68% concerned about security of cloud storage
- 57% reported poor patient outcomes from delays in procedures and tests
- 50% reported increase in surgical complications
- 23% had increased patient mortality rates
- University of Vermont Health System reported that recent ransomware attack cost the system a total of $65 million.
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