Cybersecurity

QuickBlox, a software development framework used in telemedicine and finance, was found to have several critical security flaws, according to a joint study from computer and network security research firms Check Point Research and Claroty Team82 published July 12.

Two Idaho Falls, Idaho-based hospitals and partnering clinics reported that a May 29 cyberattack on its computer systems led to 1,043 patients' protected health information to be compromised. 

A hacker has claimed responsibility for a data theft incident at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and has allegedly stolen and posted more than 27 million records for sale on the dark web, DMagazine reported July 11. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General found several cybersecurity deficiencies at the agency's Prescott-based Northern Arizona VA Health Care System, which could put that system at risk of being hacked, FedScoop reported July 11. 

The MOVEit data breach that has affected millions of people across a variety of industries has claimed another health system victim.

As hospitals and health systems connect more medical devices to their IT networks, they are turning to Internet of Things security programs to shield them from hackers. Here are the top seven healthcare IoT security vendors, according to a July…

The healthcare industry is suffering from a cybersecurity workforce shortage as it has been harder for organizations to recruit, train and retain skilled cybersecurity employees, but hospital and health system chief information security officers told Becker's that this can be…

Data theft from an external storage location affected Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare affiliated hospitals across 19 states.

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Health System are facing a patient-led lawsuit that alleges the health system failed to protect patients' health information when it was compromised due to a ransomware attack on a software vulnerability called MOVEit. 

The number of people caught up in healthcare data breaches this year is already approaching 2022 levels, Politico reported July 10.