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Feds warn of Cuba ransomware threat targeting the healthcare sector
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI released a joint cybersecurity advisory Dec. 1 to warn about a Cuba ransomware threat targeting the healthcare sector. -
Massachusetts hospital to refund patients for losses after data breach
Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital has settled a lawsuit for a Feb. 9, 2021, data breach that compromised the protected health information of 60,000 current and former patients, Top Class Actions reported Dec. 5. -
Retired Mass General Brigham CIO to advise healthcare cybersecurity firm
James Noga, the former vice president and CIO of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, has been named to the advisory board of healthcare cybersecurity vendor Censinet. -
Beware of your vendors: 3rd parties source of 50% of healthcare data breaches
Hospitals and health systems are facing significant data security and privacy threats due to the lack of vetting of their third-party vendors, BankInfoSecurity reported Dec. 5. -
How a ransomware attack exacerbated St. Michael's workforce shortage
Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center experienced an October ransomware attack that exacerbated the hospital's short staffing issues that have been persisting for months, Kitsap Sun reported Dec. 2. -
Hacker accesses Orlando Health employee's email
An employee email account from Orlando (Fla.) Health was accessed by an unauthorized user, which may have compromised the information of 3,662 patients. -
California leads list of most cybersecurity-conscious states
TechShielder, a cybersecurity and technology review company, on Dec. 5 provided Becker's with a list of the most cybersecurity-conscious states, revealing California in the top spot. -
2023 may be the most 'catastrophic' year yet for hospital data breaches: 5 reasons why
In 2023, healthcare organizations will see some of the most "catastrophic" cybersecurity attacks due to constraints on resources needed to implement better security, SC Media reported Dec. 2. -
Hacker steals data of nearly 70,000 patients from Texas health system
Dalhart, Texas-based Dallam Hartley Counties Hospital District said a hacker stole the data of nearly 70,000 of its patients. -
CommonSpirit says hackers accessed patient information from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Chicago-based CommonSpirit said during its Oct. 2 ransomware attack, an unauthorized third party gained access to files containing patients' personal information from one of its affiliates, Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. -
VA failed to protect 500,000 employees' COVID-19 vaccination data
The Department of Veterans Affairs admitted it failed to protect the COVID-19 vaccination status data for about 500,000 of its employees after a spreadsheet containing the information was improperly shared in October 2021, FedScoop reported Nov. 30. -
Employee inappropriately accessed Nevada hospital's EHR system
An employee of University Medical Center of Southern Nevada inappropriately accessed its EHR system, allowing the individual to gain access to 1,861 patients medical records. -
Arkansas health system suffers data breach; 85K patients impacted
Mena (Ark.) Regional Health System is notifying patients that an unauthorized party has accessed its systems and removed a limited number of files that may have contained their personal information. -
Report: CommonSpirit Health hospitals in Texas plan to recoup $7K they overpaid employees amid ransomware attack
Employees of Houston-based St. Luke's Health say they are being asked to repay the health system after they were overpaid during the ransomware attack against its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, Fox 26 Houston reported Nov. 29. -
Growing use of connected medical devices leading to rise in cyberattacks, report says
A new report from software review platform Capterra found that healthcare organizations with more than 70 percent of their medical devices connected were 24 percent more likely to experience a cyberattack than practices with 50 percent or fewer connected devices. -
40M patient records have been stolen, exposed due to EHR security vulnerabilities
Security vulnerabilities in EHR systems have caused more than 40 million Americans' medical records to have been stolen or exposed this year, USA Today reported Nov. 29. -
Healthcare data breaches have doubled in 3 years: 5 things to know
In the last three years, the volume and frequency of healthcare data breaches have nearly doubled, from 368 in 2018 to 715 in 2021, BankInfoSecurity reported Nov. 23. -
7 health systems seeking cybersecurity talent
Below are seven hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking cybersecurity talent. -
San Juan Regional Medical Center settles data breach lawsuit
Farmington, N.M.-based San Juan Regional Medical Center has agreed to settle a lawsuit regarding a Sept. 8, 2020, data breach that compromised the protected health information of patients, Top Class Action reported Nov. 23. -
Legacy Health says former employee stole patient information
A former lab employee of Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health stole patients' personal and medical information, the health system said in a notice on its website.
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