An employee of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health fell for a social engineering scam, potentially exposing the data of over 7,000 individuals. In July, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine faculty member and UNC Hospitals clinician received a…
Cybersecurity
Sturgis (Mich.) Hospital detected a hack in its network in June — while it was investigating a December hack. The 84-bed hospital was investigating unauthorized access to its network for the previous incident when it discovered further unauthorized activity, according…
Nearly half of healthcare organizations experienced a cybersecurity incident in the past year, and financial losses from those attacks are climbing sharply, according to a Sept. 18 report from Netwrix, a cybersecurity provider focused on data and identity threats. Here…
Microsoft has seized 338 phishing websites associated with a cybercrime service that targeted at least 20 U.S. healthcare organizations. Using a court order granted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the tech giant’s Digital…
In healthcare, success isn’t defined solely by clinical outcomes. It depends on the strength of the ecosystem that supports care delivery. From the operating room to the vendor entry point, every link in that chain must function securely and reliably,…
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Anchorage (Alaska) Neighborhood Health Center is investigating a data security incident after a hacker group claimed to have accessed the records of 60,000 patients, according to a Sept. 15 report from NBC affiliate KTUU. The hacker group claimed responsibility for…
Cybersecurity companies help protect healthcare organizations from data breaches, operational disruptions and the exposure of sensitive patient information. As cyberattacks grow more frequent and sophisticated, these companies ensure hospitals and health systems can stay focused delivering expert care. Becker’s Healthcare…
The FBI is warning Salesforce customers that hackers have been targeting the software company’s platforms, with the American Hospital Association offering advice for health systems. The cybercriminal groups UNC6040 and UNC6395 have recently accessed Salesforce platforms and stolen data, using…
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health reported a data breach involving a July 7 mailing error at its behavioral health clinic in Harrisonburg, Va. The breach occurred when Sentara behavioral health specialists mailed departure notices to patients of a specific provider. An…
A former executive at Alphabet’s health technology subsidiary Verily is suing the company, alleging it covered up repeated violations of federal patient privacy law that affected tens of thousands of people, CNBC reported Sept. 11. Here are seven things to…