The healthcare sector is increasingly becoming a target for ransomware attacks, with significant consequences for patient safety and hospital operations. A case-control study by JAMA analyzed ransomware attacks on hospitals in California from 2014 to 2020, highlighting the impact on emergency department and inpatient admissions. Recent attacks, such as the one on Change Healthcare, have prompted calls for stronger cybersecurity measures. Senator Ron Wyden is urging FTC and SEC investigations into cybersecurity failures at UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change Healthcare. CNN reports that nurses have said ransomware attacks are putting patients' lives in danger and stressing hospital operations. Lawmakers, including Rep. Spanberger, are advocating for enhanced defenses and updated protocols to protect healthcare data.
In light of the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare, we must strengthen our nation’s defenses against cyber threats. I'm working to make sure @HHSGov — the agency responsible for the privacy of Americans’ healthcare data — is equipped with the most up-to-date protocols. https://t.co/FBB7IVM6cl
We must do more to stem the tide of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector. They endanger patients' lives and prevent doctors from getting access to health records. https://t.co/MM2kintjya
CNN: "‘It’s putting patients’ lives in danger’: Nurses say ransomware attack is stressing hospital operations | CNN Business" https://t.co/MmgZM7yM9k
.@RonWyden is asking for FTC and SEC investigations of cybersecurity failures at UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change Healthcare, which suffered a massive ransomware attack. Notably, he urges the agencies not to scapegoat the unqualified CISO. https://t.co/InQfgvyvyV
Case-control study analyzes disruptive ransomware attacks against hospitals in California from 2014 to 2020 and emergency department and inpatient admissions in attacked and nearby hospitals. https://t.co/BwxY8o2jsj https://t.co/M4n2cYbyTB
Ransomware Increasingly Targets Medical Providers https://t.co/GcJCZjtGnm
Healthcare Must Embrace a Tech Mindset in the Fight Against Cyber Criminals https://t.co/LtLCuEVE0y