Physicians Practice September 17, 2025
Cybersecurity threats loom over specialty medical practices as ransomware attacks rise, urging health systems to enhance data protection strategies.
Moscow is about 10,000 miles from Scottsdale, Arizona, but in the digital age they’re only milliseconds apart.
Recently the Medusa ransomware gang (believed to be operating in Russia) attacked the SimonMed Imaging radiology practice in Scottsdale, demanding $1 million in cryptocurrency. SimonMed stopped the intruders before data was encrypted, but was later sued by patients who claimed that the practice failed to protect their health information.
Across the U.S., specialty groups ranging from orthopedics to oncology are likewise being targeted by cyber criminals. The number of physician-owned specialty groups is steadily declining as health systems and private equity firms acquire them.
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