A hard-coded credential vulnerability in medical laboratory equipment used for cervical cancer screenings could allow an attacker to modify sensitive patient information, according to an Oct. 4 warning from BD and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
Seattle-based UW Medicine is notifying patients about a ransomware attack at a mail service vendor that has compromised the protected health information of 3,800 patients.
All care locations in MercyOne Central Iowa's region, including Des Moines, are continuing to take patient appointments even as the health system struggles with an unspecified IT security breach affecting its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit, the Des Moines Register reported…
While working with so much personal data and information, health systems need to be aware of behaviors that can lead to a data breach.
Telehealth unicorn Ro is alerting employees that a security contractor "inadvertently" uploading a spreadsheet of employee data led to a data breach, according to Oct. 6 reporting in Techcrunch.
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The former chief security officer of Uber has been found guilty of not reporting a data breach to federal authorities, The New York Times reported Oct. 5.
Chicago-based CommonSpirit, the second-largest nonprofit hospital chain in the U.S., has confirmed a cybersecurity incident has disrupted medical services, IT systems and EHR systems at its facilities across the country.
Canadian national Sebastian Vachon-Desjardins, 35, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks.
Hospital facilities affiliated with Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health have shut down their EHR systems due to an IT security incident affecting its parent company, the Des Moines Register reported Oct. 4.
Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare is promoting current Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of IT Mike Roberts to chief information security officer, according to Oct. 3 reporting in The Register Herald.