The New Health Care Law Reform Bill & PPACA | Foster Swift https://www.healthlawyersblog.com/category/Providers-Hospitals Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:20:22 -0400 Health Care Providers Face Growing Ransomware Risks, and Potential Sanctions for Paying Ransom https://www.healthlawyersblog.com/healthcare-providers-face-ransomware-risks healthcare-providers-face-ransomware-risks Thu, 12 Nov 2020 09:00:01 -0500 Ransomware AttackAs if COVID-19 wasn’t enough of a challenge for many struggling hospitals and health care systems, there is another growing threat they must guard against: cyberattacks.

On October 28, 2020, the FBI, Department of Health and Human Services, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a report warning of "an increased and imminent cybercrime threat" to U.S. hospitals and health care providers.

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