Cybersecurity

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health notified patients that an April phishing attack on its home health service may have exposed their protected health information. 

Several health systems have reported data breach incidents that have compromised patient data and IT systems during June. 

Cyberattacks on healthcare entities boomed during the pandemic, and health systems are now turning to the federal government to provide more security for what they consider critical national infrastructure, Politico reported June 22. 

Kinston, N.C.-based UNC Lenoir Health Care notified patients of a data breach that occured at its clinical guidance software vendor, which has exposed the protected health information of patients at its health system, Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health and Sioux Falls,…

The HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center published a guidance June 16 to help healthcare organizations improve their overall strength, protocols and prevention abilities for cyberattacks. 

Texas Tech University Health Science Center notified patients of a data breach that occured at its eye care software vendor, which has potentially exposed the protected health information of more than 1.2 million patients, NewsChannel 10 reported June 10. 

Radiology files with protected health information created for research at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital were accidentally posted to the hospital's public website for four months, the hospital revealed June 17.

The IT networks at San Antonio, Texas-based Baptist Medical Center and New Braunfels, Texas-based Resolute Health Hospital were infected by malicious code that allowed an unauthorized user to access the personal health information of some patients. 

UChicago Medicine notified patients that an unauthorized user had access to some employee email accounts, putting protected health information of patients at risk. 

Microsoft will acquire cyber threat analysis and research company Miburo.