Recent Breaches in Healthcare Sector

Artivion, a leading manufacturer of cardiac implants and devices, has revealed that it was hit by a ransomware attack back in November.

The firm admitted in an SEC Form 8-K filing on Monday that it suffered a serious “cybersecurity incident” on November 21. Although the company didn’t refer to ransomware specifically, the incident bears all the hallmarks of such an attack, as it apparently “involved the acquisition and encryption of files.”

Anna Jacques Hospital, a Massachusetts’ leading hospital has revealed the extent of a serious ransomware breach that took place almost a year ago. According to a new data breach notification letter published on its website, the non-profit discovered the incident on around Christmas Day (December 25) 2023.

“After a thorough forensic investigation and manual document review, on November 5, 2024, the investigation determined certain files containing information was accessed by an unauthorized party,” it noted.