Cyberattacks Cost Hospitals Millions During Covid-19

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Hospitals say cyberattacks are complicating their operations and hurting profits, adding to pressure on a $1.2 trillion sector that is under heavy strain from the coronavirus pandemic. Universal Health Services Inc. said Thursday that a malware attack in late September cost the hospital chain, based in King of Prussia, Pa., $67 million last year before… Continue reading Cyberattacks Cost Hospitals Millions During Covid-19

Cyberattacks Spike Globally As Criminals Target Under-Pressure Hospitals

Doctors and nurses taking care of patients in ICU. Team of frontline coworkers are treating man and woman. They are at hospital during COVID-19.

Cybersecurity attacks targeting healthcare organizations amid the coronavirus pandemic have spiked globally, and since the start of November these attacks have surged 45 percent, Check Point Software Technologies said in a new report. The average number of weekly attacks in the healthcare sector globally reached 626 in November, compared with 430 in October. This is… Continue reading Cyberattacks Spike Globally As Criminals Target Under-Pressure Hospitals

As Hospitals Cope with a COVID-19 Surge, Cyber Threats Loom

Doctors and nurses taking care of patients in ICU. Team of frontline coworkers are treating man and woman. They are at hospital during COVID-19.

By late morning on Oct. 28, staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center noticed the hospital’s phone system wasn’t working. Then the internet went down, and the Burlington-based center’s technical infrastructure with it. Employees lost access to databases, digital health records, scheduling systems and other online tools they rely on for patient care. Administrators… Continue reading As Hospitals Cope with a COVID-19 Surge, Cyber Threats Loom