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Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
Microsoft disrupted criminal botnet ZLoader, a global internet-based gang operating malware as a service designed to steal and extort money from healthcare organizations.
Autonomous hospital robots developed by Pittsburgh-based Aethon contain vulnerabilities that allow hackers to hijack them, TechCrunch reported April 12.
HHS on April 7 issued a threat brief detailing the tactics used by cyber criminal group Lapsus$, which recently attacked Microsoft, Samsung and identity management service provider Okta.
Lawsuits filed against hospitals following data breaches are on the rise, according to a report released April 7 by law firm BakerHostetler.
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Digital identity company Imprivata completed its acquisition of SecureLink, a critical access management platform equipped with patient privacy monitoring, on April 11.
Knoxville-based East Tennessee Children's Hospital notified an undisclosed number of patients April 7 that an IT incident exposed their personal health information.
Atlanta-based Wellstar Health notified patients April 8 about a data breach that exposed some of their personal health information.
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health is notifying patients whose information may have been affected by a January data breach.
Downy, Calif.-based SuperCare Health, a post-acute, in-home respiratory care provider, suffered a data security incident that exposed 318,379 patients' information, according to a March 25 breach notification.