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Health system to pay patients $4K each for data breach
Gallup, N.M.-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services has agreed to pay victims of a 2021 data breach up to $4,000 each, according to a recent federal court filing. -
Healthcare sector sees largest increase in cyberattacks in 2022
Global cyberattacks increased by 38 percent in 2022 compared to 2021, with the healthcare sector seeing the largest increase in attacks, according to a new report from Check Point Research. -
Salesforce cybersecurity leader leaves company
Salesforce Chief Technology Officer of Security Taher Elgamal has left the software giant after 10 years at the company, Bloomberg reported Jan. 11. -
UPMC, Highmark + HCA join cybersecurity initiative aimed at reducing third-party risk
Several health systems and other healthcare companies have signed on to an organization that aims to protect the industry from cybersecurity risks involving third-party vendors. -
How the federal government could incentivize healthcare cybersecurity
Greg Garcia, executive director of cybersecurity at the Health Sector Coordinating Council, said that regulatory policy moves by the federal government could encourage healthcare organizations to invest in cybersecurity, BankInfoSecurity reported Jan. 6. -
Hackers access Texas surgery center's employee email accounts
Two employee email accounts associated with Plano, Texas-based Live Oak Surgery Center were compromised by an unauthorized third party, which in turn potentially caused the information of 5,264 patients to be viewed or taken. -
University of Miami Health employee email compromised by 3rd party
An employee of the University of Miami Health System had their email account compromised by an unknown party, leading to some patient information possibly being obtained. -
Nearly half of healthcare ransomware attacks disrupt hospital services
Nearly half of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations disrupted care delivery, a Dec. 29 study in JAMA Health Forum found. -
HHS: Clop ransomware group preying on healthcare sector
Clop ransomware group has reportedly been infecting files that look like medical documents and subsequently requesting medical appointments in hopes of getting victims to open the malicious files, HHS warned in a Jan. 4 analyst note. -
New Jersey hospital still recovering from December cybersecurity incident
Freehold, N.J.-based CentraState Medical Center is no longer diverting patients to other facilities after a Dec. 30 IT security issue caused the hospital to experience technical problems, but some outpatient services are still affected, Asbury Park Press reported Jan. 4. -
Economic uncertainty puts pressure on cybersecurity chiefs
Inflationary pressures and a murky economic future are putting pressure on cybersecurity officials' relationship with their vendors, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 4. -
CommonSpirit Health sued over ransomware attack
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has been hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit over the recent ransomware attack on the health system. -
Hacker steals files from Arkansas hospital
Patient and employee information was potentially compromised at Nashville, Ark.-based Howard Memorial Hospital after an unauthorized party accessed files from the hospital. -
More than 112,000 patients affected by cybersecurity incident at Missouri hospital
Marshall, Mo.-based Fitzgibbon Hospital told HHS that 112,072 individuals were affected by a recent data security incident and said some patient data may have been stolen. -
Study: Healthcare ransomware attacks doubled in five years
The annual number of healthcare ransomware attacks more than doubled from 2016 to 2021, threatening patient safety and outcomes, a Dec. 29 study in JAMA Health Forum found. -
Nearly 270,000 patients affected by data breach at Louisiana health system
Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Health System said an October data breach affected 269,752 patients, the organization told the HHS Office of Civil Rights. -
10 hospitals, health systems seeking cybersecurity talent
Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking cybersecurity talent. -
289 healthcare organizations were impacted by ransomware attacks in 2022
Ransomware attacks impacted more than 289 hospitals in 2022, BleepingComputer reported Jan. 2. -
Ransomware group appears to apologize for attack on pediatric hospital
LockBit, a cybercriminal organization, appeared to issue an apology and offer a decryption key after it attacked SickKids, a major pediatric hospital in Toronto, Techradar reported Jan. 3. -
New Jersey hospital diverted patients amid IT security issue
Freehold, N.J.-based CentraState Medical Center reported experiencing technical problems related to an IT security issue on Dec. 30, according to a statement on the hospital's website.
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