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Cyberattacks lead to higher mortality rate in hospitals: study

A new study from the Ponemon Institute found that one-quarter of health IT professionals said cyberattacks lead to increased patient mortality rates, NBC News reported Sept. 8.

Vermont health center sued over ransomware attack that affected 60,000 patients

Patients are suing Morristown, Vt.-based Lamoille Health Partners over a June ransomware attack that affected almost 60,000 patients, WCAX News reported Sept. 6.

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.