Cybersecurity

Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System reported that a data breach has potentially exposed the protected health information of 90,000 patients. 

BJC HealthCare notified patients about a data breach that may have compromised the protected health information of some patients at its affiliated hospitals and service organizations.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Iranian government-backed hackers were behind an attempted cyberattack of the Boston Children's Hospital in 2021, Boston Herald reported June 1. 

Nearly 30,000 patients were affected by a data breach at an Ohio community mental health center.

Clearwater Compliance has agreed to acquire CynergisTek for $17.7 million in cash, bringing together the two healthcare cybersecurity companies.

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

A Texas medical center has reported a cybersecurity incident in which patients' personal and medical information was accessed.

Four healthcare providers were recently found to be in violation of HIPAA, according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care notified patients about a data breach that may have compromised the protected health information of some patients. 

A California health plan is facing a lawsuit after a data breach that reportedly affected more than 850,000 patients.