Florida is requiring all state employees to undergo cybersecurity training through the CyberSecureFlorida Training Initiative, according to a July 27 report from FOX 13 News.

After a series of data breaches resulting from third-party MOVEit software, industry group Health 3rd Party Trust Initiative is getting together with hospitals to crack down on vendor breaches.

The MOVEit data breach continues to take more victims across a variety of industries, including hospitals and health systems across the U.S., which is causing the number of individuals whose data has been stolen to rise to 34.5 million, TechCrunch reported July 27. 

The MOVEit data breach that has affected millions of people across a variety of industries has claimed another health system victim: Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center, WFAA reported July 20. 

A patient and a former employee of Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare filed a lawsuit against the health system after it experienced a cyber event that may have compromised individuals' protected health information, ABC affiliate WHAS reported July 26.  

As healthcare data breaches continue to increase, cybersecurity company Drata analyzed HHS data to determine which states were affected the most in 2022.

John Riggi, the national adviser for cybersecurity and risk for the American Hospital Association, said foreign hacking groups in countries such as Russia, China and North Korea are making the association "very concerned," NPR reported July 26. 

Chicago-based Rush Health is facing a lawsuit that alleges that the health system shared patient health information with Google and other third parties, Bloomberg Law reported July 25. 

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital was affected by the hacking of a vulnerability in software called MOVEit, which also affected Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Health System, Fox affiliate WTVT reported July 24.

As of July 23, healthcare organizations covered by HIPAA have reported more than 330 breaches affecting 43 million people, Politico reported July 24. 

FTC and HHS sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers to alert them of the privacy and security risks of using online tracking technologies within their websites or mobile apps.

The cost of a healthcare data breach is averaging nearly $11 million as hackers realize the value of the information stored by hospitals and health systems, a July 24 IBM report found.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is urging the FBI to investigate a cyberattack at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital that compromised the protected health information of 1.2 million patients. 

The FTC and HHS are warning hospitals and telehealth providers about the cybersecurity risks posed by online tracking technologies integrated into apps or websites.

Healthcare data breaches are on the rise.  Here are three hospitals and health systems reporting cybersecurity incidents that have affected more than 1 million patients:

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital was hit with a cyberattack earlier this year and a "criminal group" stole 1.2 million patients' confidential information, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

The MOVEit data breach, a hack that has touched millions of Americans across a variety of industries, has already claimed three health system victims. And more could be on the way.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare now faces at least five lawsuits in a massive data breach that affected as many as 11 million patients across 19 states, NewsChannel 5 reported.

Connected health devices could soon get a cybersecurity "seal of approval" under a new program from the Federal Communications Commission.

Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System will add AI-enabled gun detection software to its existing security systems in order to protect its patients from gun violence.