Cyberattack

Syracuse ASC, also known as Specialty Surgery Center of Central New York, has been fined $250,000 to resolve violations of the HIPAA Security Law and Breach Notification Law. OCR was able to confirm that the incident was a ransomware attack using the PYSA variant. The data breach dates back to March 2021 where unauthorized access to ePHI of a reported 24,891 patients. The threat potentially stole names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, financial data, and clinical information. The breach was not reported to the affected individuals until October 2021.

Cyberattacks :  This is getting very real and very scary for your practice Esse Health, a healthcare provider in the Greater St. Louis area in Missouri, experienced a cyberattack that impacted its healthcare operations This event hit major network news in St Louis  https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/05/07/cyberattack-puts-healthcare-hold-hundreds-st-louis-metro/

Maui ransomware is another ransomware attack on healthcare systems. These attacks are targeting healthcare organizations anticipating they are more likely to pay the ransom. Understand what your office can do to mitigate the chance of getting hit with a ransomware attack.

Cybersecurity threats in 2021 were the largest ever. Experts anticipate that the digital environment in 2022 will be even more dangerous. The American Dental Association was hit by a cyberattack that stole personal information and disrupted services.