Eye clinic cyberattack may have exposed info from 500K patients

Iowa’s Wolfe Eye Clinic experienced a cyberattack in February that may have compromised the personal information of nearly 500,000 patients. The full extent of the breach was not known until May. The clinic is taking steps to prevent further incidents and is offering identity monitoring to affected individuals. The incident highlights the ongoing cybersecurity challenges in the healthcare sector, which has been identified as a high-risk industry for cyber attacks. The US government is increasing its enforcement efforts against ransomware attacks, and healthcare providers are urged to cooperate with law enforcement to mitigate the threats.