The American Hospital Association is asking for clarification on the HIPAA waiver released by the Trump administration on March 17 in a letter to HHS.

Approximately 400 volunteers have joined forces to combat the surge in coronavirus-related cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations, according to Cybersecurity Insider.

The World Health Organization has seen an influx of unsuccessful hacking attempts, the agency’s information security chief told The Wall Street Journal.

Hospitals may share a limited amount of protected health information about patients who have been diagnosed or exposed to COVID-19 with law enforcement, paramedics and other first responders, according to new guidelines released March 24 by the Office for Civil Rights.

As Congress argues the coronavirus relief package, they should prioritize the privacy and security of patient data, a coalition of civil-society groups argues, according to Politico’s March 23 Morning eHealth newsletter.

Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health has fired an employee after discovering the employee had inappropriately accessed patient medical records.

The Trump administration released a list of “essential employees” for various industries in its Coronavirus Guidance for America, which includes hospital IT staff.

As organizations take their workforces remote, the number of phishing scams and spam have spiked, according to CNBC.

Device manufacturer Tandem Diabetes Care began alerting 140,781 patients that their personal information may have been exposed in a phishing attack.

Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health began notifying an undisclosed number of patients March 20 of a phishing scheme and subsequent malware attack.

Many organizations are requiring employees to work remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, which has created opportunities for cybercriminals to hack into networks.

Stanford (Calif.) Health Care issued a warning on its website cautioning people about a fake document circulating on Google that claims physicians discovered a potential COVID-19 treatment.

Hospital workers should be cautious of a new phishing email that is impersonating the World Health Organization Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, so have the number of coronavirus-related cyberattacks against physicians and consumers. These cyberattacks are coming in various forms, including phishing emails, fake text messages and malicious apps.

Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center began notifying 3,448 patients that their information may have been exposed.

A fake app claiming to have information on the spread of the coronavirus is increasingly being downloaded, according to USA Today.

Five Democratic senators are asking Google and Vice President Mike Pence for more information on its recently launched coronavirus website, according to CNBC.

Two leading cybercriminal groups have said they will stop targeting healthcare organizations as the coronavirus outbreak spreads, according to Forbes.

Physicians from hospitals across the country have received text messages with false information about the coronavirus and the government’s response plans, according to ABC News.

Government officials are exploring the possibility of using tracking and surveillance technology to combat the rapid spreading coronavirus, according to The Wall Street Journal.