Kootenai Health Ransomware Incident: Protecting Patient Data in an Age of Cyber Threats
Introduction: On February 22, 2024, Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, became the latest victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the personal information of 464,088 patients. The severity of the breach, officially reported on August 1, 2024, by the Maine Attorney General’s Office, has raised significant concerns regarding the security of sensitive patient data. […]