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Wisconsin hospital notifies patients of unauthorized access to PHI
Lancaster, Wis.-based Grant Regional Health Center is notifying 4,135 patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised when an unauthorized party accessed one of its employee email accounts. -
Cleveland Clinic patients caught up in medical billing data breach
A breach at medical billing company MedInform has compromised the data of Cleveland Clinic patients. -
Idaho hospitals hit by cyberattack, closed clinic
Two Idaho Falls, Idaho-based hospitals and partnering clinics reported a cyberattack on computer systems May 30. -
Norton Healthcare inching closer to resuming operations after cyber event
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare said it is still investigating a May 9 cyber event, but that it is getting closer to resuming operations that have been affected by it. -
CISA, FBI release updated guide on stopping ransomware attacks
An updated guide to help hospitals and healthcare facilities prevent ransomware attacks and subsequent data extortion tactics was rolled out May 24 by a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI task force. -
Ransomware gang claims it hit Illinois hospital
The Royal ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a cybersecurity incident affecting Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers, DataBreaches.net reported May 25. -
AI could be used to craft phishing messages to health systems, CISO warns
Adam Rosen, chief information security officer at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, said that as hospitals and health systems continue to expedite their use of artificial intelligence, it could become another tool used as a threat against them, Buffalo Business First reported May 24. -
Illinois hospital investigating unauthorized network breach
Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers said an unauthorized third party has gained access to its computer network, which has potentially compromised the protected health information of patients. -
IT security chiefs stretching budgets amid economic pressures
CIOs and chief information security officers are trimming cybersecurity budgets that were once thought to be untouchable to deal with economic pressures, The Wall Street Journal reported. -
$550K recouped from New York medical company for failing to protect PHI
The New York attorney general's office recouped $550,000 from New York medical company Professional Business Systems — doing business as Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions and PBS Medcode Corp. — for failing to protect consumers' health records. -
Norton Healthcare working through backlog of MyChart messages after cyber event
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare said it is continuing to work through a backlog of MyChart messages as well as delays in network-related capabilities after a cyber event forced it to temporarily shut down its email and internet access, WDRB reported May 23. -
Patient wants cyber-suit against Lehigh Valley Health to stay alive
A Lehigh Valley Health Network patient, whose breast cancer treatment photos were posted to the dark web by a Russian ransomware gang after a cyberattack at the health system, is trying to keep her lawsuit against the Allentown, Pa.-based system alive, Law360 reported May 22. -
Iowa hospital discloses data breach
Osceola, Iowa-based Clarke County Hospital is notifying current and former patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised after an unauthorized third-party accessed its network. -
10 hospitals, health systems dealing with data breaches
Here are 10 hospitals and health systems dealing with cybersecurity events, data breaches and cyberattacks as reported by Becker's since May 16: -
Amazon's PillPack suffers data breach
Amazon's PillPack is notifying consumers that an unauthorized person took customer emails and passwords to log into 19,032 PillPack accounts. -
Why Tennessee medical center shut down for a week after cyberattack
The CEO who had to shut down his Tennessee medical center to deal with a cyberattack said it was one the hardest things he's ever had to do in healthcare, WKRN reported. -
Radiology group sues cyber insurer after policy lapsed right before ransomware attack
A North Carolina radiology group is suing its cyber insurance carrier after its coverage lapsed two days before it suffered a ransomware attack, The Wall Street Journal reported May 18. -
Indiana hospital says patient records were removed from shredding bin
Northwest Health-La Porte (Ind.) filed a data breach notice on May 2 disclosing that patient records were illegally removed from shredding bins at one of its old facilities, JD Supra reported May 18. -
MU Health Care says snooping employee accessed EHRs
Columbia, Mo.-based University of Missouri Health Care learned that an employee had been inappropriately accessing patient electronic health records between July 2021 and March 2023. -
Texas health system PHI compromised following phishing attack
Edinburg-based South Texas Health System is notifying patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised when an unauthorized party accessed a business associate's email account using a phishing tactic.
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