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Practice Resources data breach leads to class action lawsuit
Medical billing company Practice Resources is being hit by a class action lawsuit alleging the company failed to protect patient information and took too long to notify patients following a data breach, according to Sept. 6 reporting on syracuse.com. -
Increasing ransomware attacks are healthcare's new 'pandemic'
Ransomware attacks targeting the healthcare industry have increased by 94 percent in the last year as patient data is used by hackers to commit fraud and identity theft, VentureBeat reported Sept. 6. -
HHS needs to improve cybersecurity of organ sharing network, inspector general says
The HHS inspector general is calling on the department to improve the cybersecurity oversight of an organ sharing network, according to Sept. 1 reporting in The Hill. -
UF Shands employee may have improperly accessed 941 patient records
A former employee at the Gainesville-based University of Florida Health Shands hospital accessed the records of 941 patients without authorization. -
Ordr launches new platform for clinics to secure their connected devices
Cybersecurity company Ordr has released Ordr Clinical Defender 8.1 to secure connected clinical devices. -
Evil Corp a 'significant threat' to US health sector, Feds warns
A Russian cybercriminal group known as Evil Corp is a "significant threat to the U.S. health sector," the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned Aug. 29. -
Individuals affected by vendor ransomware attack reaches 2.7M
The number of people affected by a ransomware attack on printing and mailing vendor OneTouchPoint has reached 2.7 million, according to an updated breach report. -
HHS Office of Civil Rights not ready for healthcare cyberthreat: Report
The HHS Office of Civil Rights is unprepared for the growing healthcare cybersecurity threat, information security experts and officials told Politico in an Aug. 28 story. -
9 health systems seeking cybersecurity talent
Below are nine hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking cybersecurity talent. -
Hackers exfiltrate patient files at Baton Rouge General
Baton Rouge, La.-based General Health System, which operates Baton Rouge General Medical Center, has confirmed that unauthorized individuals gained access to its network and exfiltrated files containing patient data. -
Top 10 states where your medical data is most likely to be breached
While states like California, Texas and Florida most often experience healthcare data breaches — not surprising given their size — Indiana leads the way based on the number of incidents per capita, according to an Aug. 24 report by researcher Comparitech. -
43% of hospitals have suffered data breach in past 2 years: report
A report from Cynerio and the Ponemon Institute found 43 percent of hospitals had suffered a data breach in the past two years. -
Talent shortage makes health systems more susceptible to cyberattacks
As healthcare cybersecurity risks continue to rise, health systems are struggling to arm themselves due to a job shortage in healthcare workers, VentureBeat reported Aug. 23. -
5 largest medical data breaches since 2009
The healthcare industry has been a favorite target of hackers, with nearly 5,000 data breaches affecting more than 342 million medical records since 2009, according to an Aug. 24 analysis by researcher Comparitech. -
Russian ransomware gang targeting healthcare organizations
Russian hackers, known as the Karakurt gang, have targeted at least four healthcare organizations in the last three months, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned Aug. 24. -
10 riskiest states for malware attacks
South Dakota is the riskiest state for malware attacks, according to the 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. -
4 cybersecurity warnings from HHS
As healthcare organizations faced an increase in cybersecurity threats, HHS, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency increased their efforts to support, inform and advise the healthcare industry of possible threats and how to amp up security measures. -
Nate Lesser, CISO at Children's National Hospital, on the future of healthcare cybersecurity
From increased collaboration with healthcare organizations to more combinations of security operations centers, Nate Lesser, CISO at Washington, D.C.-based Children's National Hospital, made four predictions about what the future of healthcare cybersecurity will involve, VentureBeat reported Aug. 23. -
Dermatology office settles with HHS for $300K after specimen containers found in trash
Springfield, Mass.-based New England Dermatology & Laser Center has paid $300,640 in a settlement over claims that it improperly disposed of specimen containers labeled with patient health information, the HHS Office of Civil Rights said in an Aug. 23 news release. -
Healthcare interoperability platform data breach affects nearly 97,000 patients
A hacking incident involving Onyx Technologies, a company that specializes in healthcare data exchange, affected 96,814 patients, the firm notified the HHS Office of Civil Rights on Aug. 12.
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