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Cerebral facing lawsuit for using pixel tracking technology on its website, app
Telehealth company Cerebral is facing a lawsuit that accuses the company of installing tracking technologies on its website and app that led to the protected health information of more than 3 million patients to be sent to social media companies. -
Texas hospital notifies patients of third-party vendor breach
Denison, Texas-based Texoma Medical Center is notifying patients that some of their protected health information was compromised when its consulting company Adelanto HealthCare Ventures was targeted by a phishing attack. -
Ransomware gang demands $750K from West Virginia hospital
Montgomery (W.Va.) General Hospital CEO Deborah Hill said the health system was hit with a ransomware attack on March 1, BankInfoSecurity reported April 4. -
North Dakota health system suffers data breach
Bowman, N.D.-based Southwest Healthcare Services is reporting a data breach that compromised personal information. -
West Virginia hospital patient data leaked by ransomware group: Report
A ransomware group leaked patient and employee data from a West Virginia hospital after the organization didn't meet its demands for ransom, DataBreaches.net reported. -
Viewpoint: 6 ways to manage cybersecurity risk during M&A
Mergers and acquisitions are part and parcel of the hospital business. For chief information security officers, they can present new cybersecurity concerns. -
Tallahassee hospital says patient information breached during February cyberattack
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare, which suffered an IT security incident in February, said the attack has compromised patients' Social Security numbers, as well as treatment information. -
54,000 patients affected by pixel tracking at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital disclosed that its website used analytics tracking technology that resulted in the personal health information of 54,396 patients to be disclosed to its third-party technology service providers. -
Why small health systems are more vulnerable to cyberattacks
Smaller health systems are especially prone to cyberattacks because their networks tend to be easier for hackers to access, according to a presentation by Microsoft cybersecurity leaders reported on by Chief Healthcare Executive. -
Texas hospital data breached in third-party phishing attack
Amarillo-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System is notifying patients that some of their protected health information was compromised when its consulting company Adelanto HealthCare Ventures was targeted by a phishing attack. -
OU Health may have had patient data compromised after laptop stolen
Oklahoma City-based OU Health has revealed patient data may have been compromised after an employee laptop was stolen. -
Indiana hospitals implement 'hack lab' tests to combat rise in cyberattacks
The Indiana Hospital Association said as cyberattacks on Indiana hospitals and health systems continue to increase, they are implementing new tactics such as 'hack lab' tests to assess vulnerabilities with medical devices before using them in patient care, Fox59 reported March 29. -
Cl0p hits virtual behavioral health company, leaks records of 63,000 minors
Russian ransomware gang Cl0p leaked the health information of 63,000 minors using virtual mental health company Brightline, as part of an attack on software company Fortra, Techmonitor reported March 29. -
How a ransomware attack at a Indiana hospital in '21 is still costing money today
Franklin, Ind.-based Johnson Memorial Health spent six months trying to get their operations back to normal after Hive ransomware group infiltrated its networks in October 2021, but it is still feeling the effects of the cyberattack two years later, Side Effects Public Media reported March 27. -
Orlando Health faces lawsuit alleging it shared patient data with Facebook
An anonymous patient from Orlando Health filed a lawsuit March 16 alleging that the health system's website used pixel tracking technology that sent some patient information to Facebook. -
Law firm representing New York hospitals forced to pay $200K over health data breach
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, a law firm that represented New York City area hospitals, has been forced to pay $200,000 to the state for its role in a 2021 data breach that compromised the health information of 114,000 patients. -
KLAS recognizes 25 healthcare vendors for meeting cybersecurity standards
Twenty-five healthcare vendors have received recognition from KLAS and Censinet for achieving the KLAS Cybersecurity Transparent designation. -
HHS releases 6-point checklist for mobile device security for healthcare providers
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center released a brief March 23 on how healthcare organizations can ensure mobile device security. -
Maryland hospital says hackers accessed its computer systems
Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital is notifying patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised after a ransomware attack took down its IT systems. -
Personal, medical data compromised in Community Health Systems breach affecting 1 million
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said patients' personal and medical data was compromised in a recent data breach that affected nearly 1 million people.
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