Tag Archives: ransomware

DOJ will elevate ransomware probes to terrorism-level priority

Amid an ongoing series of expensive and disruptive attacks on U.S. health systems, energy infrastructure and food suppliers, the U.S. Department of Justice says it will elevate its ransomware investigations to a priority level similar to that of terrorism.   As Reuters’ Christopher Bing reported this week, the agency sent internal guidance to U.S. attorney’s offices… Read More »

Reported ransomware attack leads to weeks of Aprima EHR outages

A reported ransomware attack on the CompuGroup Medical data center partner, MedNetwoRX, has impeded some customers’ access to their Aprima electronic health record systems for more than two weeks.   According to emails forwarded to Healthcare IT News, the disruption began on April 22 – and some hosted Aprima clients are still waiting for service to… Read More »