The top motivation of healthcare cyberattacks was financial, comprising 95 percent of hacking incidents, according to a May 24 Verizon data breach report.
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Seymour, Ind.-based Schneck Medical Center notified patients that a data breach has exposed some of their personal health information.
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has added 20 new vulnerabilities to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog, CISA announced May 24.
Cybersecurity experts testified at a May 18 senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing that cybersecurity training and advocacy was needed to strengthen cybersecurity in healthcare.
Atrium Health's venture capital arm is among the funders pouring more than $200 million into a cybersecurity company's expansion.
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St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine notified patients that a data breach had potentially exposed some of their personal health information.
Four Russian-affiliated organizations are posing a threat to U.S. healthcare organizations and the public health sector, according to an alert issued May 19 by the HHS Cybersecurity Program.
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Healthcare cybersecurity is an increasingly important issue, as it can protect the health and data of patients and save health systems from expensive cyberattacks.
The U.S. Justice Department said it will no longer bring charges under federal hacking laws against security researchers and hackers who act in "good faith."