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33,000 patients caught in data breach at Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Maimonides Medical Center has begun notifying 33,000 patients that their data may have been compromised during a recent hack. -
Trinity Health faces lawsuit for March data breach
Trinity Health, based in Livonia, Mich., is facing a class-action lawsuit for a March data breach that compromised the protected health information of 21,000 patients. -
30 most common passwords of 2023
The most hacked password in the U.S. in 2023 so far is "password," according to a report from SafetyDetectives. -
Healthcare cybersecurity company partners with Microsoft
Healthcare cybersecurity vendor Cynerio is partnering with Microsoft to integrate its cloud-based cybersecurity tools into Microsoft Sentinel. -
Illinois hospital says hacker accessed employee email account
An unauthorized individual accessed an employee email account from Sparta (Ill.) Community Hospital District that contained some protected health information. -
25,000 UPMC patients notified of 3rd-party data breach
More than 25,000 Pittsburgh-based UPMC patients are being notified that some of their protected health information may have been compromised due to a breach that occurred at its billing and collection services provider, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported June 13. -
Enabling Secure Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Healthcare organizations have been embracing digital transformation to provide higher levels of flexible care and work towards universal access for underserved populations. The pandemic greatly accelerated these efforts, prompting providers to expand their efforts around remote clinics, telemedicine and other key transformation initiatives. Let’s take a moment to look at three key areas and respective security capabilities critical to healthcare providers in 2023 and beyond. -
Kaiser Permanente faces lawsuit over alleged PHI-sharing
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that the health system let companies such as Google, Twitter and Microsoft intercept certain patient data, Bloomberg Law reported June 12. -
Harvard Pilgrim facing multiple lawsuits over data breach
At least four lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and parent company Point32Health from the fallout of an April ransomware attack, The HIPAA Journal reported June 13. -
Healthcare RCM company reports third-party breach affecting 489,000+ patients
Healthcare revenue cycle management firm Intellihartx disclosed that 489,830 patients were affected by a third-party data breach involving a file transfer software called GoAnywhere from third-party vendor Fortra. -
New York City hospital resumes normal operations after cyberattack
New York City-based Richmond University Medical Center has fully recovered from a ransomware attack that caused multiweek disruptions, silive.com reported June 12. -
'Two different seasonings for the soup': How health system CIOs, CISOs collaborate
As hospitals face a vast array of cybersecurity threats, an effective working relationship between the chief information security officer and CIO becomes even more important. -
Idaho hospitals reopen clinics, start taking ambulances 2 weeks after cyberattack
Two Idaho hospitals continued to recover two weeks after a cyberattack. -
The 2 nation-state actors targeting US healthcare
North Korea and China were listed as state actors that have been sponsoring hackers to target healthcare, according to a June 8 brief from the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center. -
4 hacking groups targeting healthcare
LockBit 3.0, ClOp and Royal Ransomware are among the hacking groups using tactics to target U.S. healthcare, according to a June 8 brief from the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center. -
Ransomware attack causes Illinois hospital to close
An Illinois hospital is believed to be the first healthcare facility to close because of a ransomware attack, NBC News reported June 12. -
Chief digital officer of Baptist Health appointed to Florida cybersecurity council
Aaron Miri, senior vice president and chief digital and information officer of Baptist Health, was appointed to the Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council. -
18,000+ Ascension patients caught in data breach
St. Louis-based Ascension said more than 18,000 patients at hospitals in Texas may have had their data compromised in a recent breach. -
California hospital notifies patients of network intrusion
An unauthorized party gained access to Petaluma (Calif.) Health Center's network, possibly breaching patients' protected health information. -
5 latest cyberattacks on hospitals
Cyberattacks can be enormously disruptive to hospital infrastructure and services.
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