Intel Corp. has identified three more possible flaws to some of its microprocessors that could enable hackers to gain access to certain data from computer memory, Reuters reports.  By Julie Spitzer - 8/15/18

Austin, Texas-based MedSpring Urgent Care, which operates urgent care centers in five Midwestern and Southern states, is notifying 13,034 patients seen at its Illinois facilities about a potential data breach resulting from an employee who fell victim to an email phishing scam May 8.  By Julie Spitzer - 8/14/18

Two key laws govern patient privacy in the U.S. — HIPAA and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.  By Julie Spitzer - 8/14/18

Researchers from cybersecurity company McAfee found a way to modify patients' heart rate data displayed on a central monitoring station, which they detailed in an Aug. 11 report.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/14/18

An independent cybersecurity researcher in Europe said he discovered an online database that exposed the personal information of 2.3 million patients in Mexico, according to Infosecurity Magazine.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/13/18

Researchers at Israeli IT security company Check Point Software Technologies have identified a major vulnerability in fax machines that could allow hackers to tap into a company's network and steal sensitive files, CNBC reports.  By Julie Spitzer - 8/13/18

A team of cybersecurity researchers found almost 30 bugs in OpenEMR's software, which left millions of patients' medical records vulnerable to hackers, BBC reports.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/11/18

A bug in setup tools for some Mac laptops has the potential to allow a "well-funded, motivated" hacker to compromise the device the first time it connects to Wi-Fi, Wired reports.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/11/18

Nearly 3.14 million patient records were breached during 142 incidents disclosed during the second quarter of 2018, according to a Protenus report.  By Julie Spitzer - 8/10/18

HITRUST, a security standards development and accreditation organization, certified healthcare cloud provider ClearDATA on version 9.1 of its common security framework Aug. 8.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/10/18

Beazley Breach Response Services saw an 18 percent increase in ransomware incidents across industries worldwide in 2017, according to Beazley's 2018 Breach Briefing.  By Anuja Vaidya - 8/8/18

A Newport (R.I.) Hospital employee found a stack of papers related to hospital care outside the facility in May, but the hospital said it had no reason to report the breach to patients or authorities, according to an email obtained by WPRI.  By Julie Spitzer - 8/8/18

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Jefferson City (Mo.) is notifying 301,000 patients after documents containing patient information were discovered at a former hospital campus that is slated for demolition.    By Julie Spitzer - 8/8/18

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's enterprise Cybersecurity unit has identified phishing emails sent to trick hospital staff into fraudulent financial activity, according to a warning posted on MyVUMC.  By Julie Spitzer - 8/7/18

GDPR enforcement is looming for healthcare organizations facing new requirements. To meet GDPR mandates and avoid steep penalties, organizations must assess key security components and processes, like data breach detection and notification; data controller and data processing procedures; and, training requirements.  By Staff - 8/7/18

A number of privacy issues will arise as Amazon continues its push into the healthcare space, Hall Render attorneys Jeffrey Short and Todd Nova told BankInfoSecurity.  By Julie Spitzer - 8/7/18

UnityPoint Health in West Des Moines, Iowa, could face a class-action lawsuit over a recent data breach that affected 1.4 million patients, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.  By Julie Spitzer - 8/7/18

The SamSam ransomware attack that took down the city of Atlanta's computer network in March could cost taxpayers $17 million — up from earlier estimates of $2.7 million, according to a "confidential and privileged" seven-page document reviewed by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News.  By Julie Spitzer - 8/6/18

The National Institute of Standards and Technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce released a guide for securing patient information accessed on mobile devices.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/3/18

The plurality of healthcare breaches in the second quarter of 2018 resulted from accidental disclosure of protected health information, according to a Beazley report.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 8/2/18