Senior living company loses lawsuit over 2021 ransomware attack
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 10, 2024
A national assisted living and memory care operator has lost its lawsuit against a payroll vendor over the 2021 Kronos ransomware attack. A judge dismissed the case last week, pointing to a contract the...
Class-action lawsuit targets long-term care management company after data breach hits 80,000 people
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 28, 2024
A long-term care services company has been named in a class action lawsuit over a cyber attack that may have affected almost 80,000 people.
It could happen to you — how to prepare for and mitigate the fallout from a cyberattack
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2024
Everyone thinks they know about cybersecurity, but thinking about the effects a cyberattack could have on an organization should be enough to lose sleep over, according to risk management experts.
New AI tool may predict risk of heart attacks, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
May 08, 2023
A new artificial intelligence tool has been developed that researchers say may help predict heart attacks in patients before they happen.
Ransomware attacks rise 13 percent year over year: Verizon
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2022
Cyber threats are on the rise, according to the Verizon Business 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report.
Assisted living provider among victims in latest ransomware attacks, HHS warns
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 29, 2022
The federal government is putting senior living and other healthcare providers on the alert for cyberattacks, sharing that an assisted living community has been among those affected by a ransomware group’s...
AI can greatly improve caregiving, doctor says in JAMA interview
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2024
Artificial intelligence has the potential to convert vast amounts of data into actionable knowledge, promising significant advancements in patient care and research.
Cybersecurity vigilance, safeguards heralded to protect ever vulnerable senior living groups
By
Christine Birkner
Jun 08, 2023
With senior living vulnerable to cyber attacks, having thorough cybersecurity strategies in place is vital for senior living administrators.
Healthcare now the biggest cyber-attack target, report reveals
By
John Hall
May 11, 2015
The leading causes for breaches and attacks on healthcare organizations Ponemon identified are (in order of severity): theft, employee negligence and malware. The biggest vulnerability for each of the...
HHS opens investigation into UnitedHealth cyberattack
Mar 14, 2024
Following a cyberattack on one of the nation’s largest health insurers that’s thrown healthcare payments into disarray and likely exposed reams of private patient data, the US Department of...