Cybersecurity

Russian hackers known as the Karakurt gang have allegedly breached computer systems at Texas-based Methodist McKinney Hospital, Methodist Allen Surgical Center and Methodist Craig Ranch Surgical Center, according to an Aug. 16 report from local news source CBS 11. 

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United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley is notifying patients of an encryption-related data breach in which documents with personal and medical information were stolen, it said in an Aug. 12 letter on its website.

Laboratory automation company OneSmartLaboratory is partnering with cybersecurity firm Intrusion to secure OneSmartLaboratory's networks.

The Health Information Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a warning Aug. 9 about the security risks associated with cloud services and providers. 

The contact information of hundreds of healthcare professionals was left inadvertently exposed by education company PlatformQ.

The Health Information Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a warning Aug. 10 about a phishing campaign targeting healthcare providers. 

Novant Health notified patients Aug. 12 that their protected health information may have been improperly disclosed because of a Facebook tracking tool used in a May 2020 marketing campaign. 

Five hospitals were affected by a data breach involving revenue cycle management company Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions. 

Spring Hill, Fla.-based surgical center Florida Springs Surgery Center was the victim of a phishing attack where 2,203 patients' information was affected.