A cyberattack at Manchester-based Eastern Connecticut Health Network is causing closures and emergency room diversions, NBC Connecticut reported Aug. 3.
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Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System is facing a lawsuit for a March 30 data breach that compromised the protected health information of 168,000 patients, Top Class Actions reported Aug. 2.
The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Heart Institute identified a suspected cybersecurity attack on its IT network in April, and an investigation confirmed that an unauthorized third party accessed the network and obtained copies of confidential patient data.
Hospitals that merge are particularly vulnerable to data breaches in the period during and right after the acquisitions, according to research at the University of Texas at Dallas.
The MOVEit data breach continues to take more victims across a variety of industries, including hospitals and health systems across the U.S. as well as CMS.
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Heritage Valley Health System, based in Beaver, Pa., is facing a lawsuit for allegedly using pixel tracking technology on its website that allowed third parties to gain access to some patients' protected health information.
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Ransomware gang Karakurt has allegedly stolen genetic DNA patient records from McAlester (Okla.) Regional Health Center and is planning to auction them off Aug. 1, Cybernews reported July 31.
Hackers had access to Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital's IT network for three weeks, the Tampa Bay Times reported.