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SC HIMSS recognized as Chapter of the Year

'Harder than the pandemic by far': Hospital president testifies before Congress on cyberattack
A hospital leader told Congress that a 2021 ransomware attack his health system experienced was "harder than the pandemic, by far."

AHA warns 'deepfakes' could impersonate hospital execs
The American Hospital Association is warning hospitals and health systems to be on the lookout for cybercriminals who may impersonate their executives via deepfakes.

CommonSpirit caught up in MOVEit hack
Patients of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health had their data compromised in the massive MOVEit hack that stole private information from millions of people across the globe.

2 patient lawsuits ask for millions in damages from CentroMed
San Antonio-based CentroMed is facing two patient-led lawsuits over a June 9 data breach that affected 350,000 individuals, San-Antonio Express News reported.

Appeals court rejects data privacy lawsuit against UChicago Medicine, Google
A federal appeals court has rejected a class-action lawsuit against University of Chicago Medicine and Google that claimed their predictive analytics partnership violated patient privacy.

'Rapid and stupendous progress': HHS' new plan to fight cyberattacks
HHS rolled out a new project Aug. 17 to protect hospitals from the growing cybersecurity threat.

Johns Hopkins just a 'minor player' in the massive MOVEit breach
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Health System are facing up to seven lawsuits that allege that the organizations failed to protect patient information from Russian cyber group Clop, The Baltimore Banner reported Aug. 16.

Tennessee heart clinic's IT network hacked
The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Heart Institute identified a suspected cybersecurity attack on its IT network in April, and an investigation confirmed that an unauthorized third party accessed the network and obtained copies of confidential patient data.

Hospitals double the odds of a data breach during merger period, study finds
Hospitals that merge are particularly vulnerable to data breaches in the period during and right after the acquisitions, according to research at the University of Texas at Dallas.

1.2 million Tampa General patients' data breached in cyberattack
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital was hit with a cyberattack earlier this year and a "criminal group" stole 1.2 million patients' confidential information, according to the Tampa Bay Times.