The Food and Drug Administration released a new draft guidance April 7 on cybersecurity considerations for medical device makers submitting material for pre-market review.
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.
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking input on the security practices currently being employed by healthcare-covered entities and business associates.
Englewood (N.J.) Health suffered a data breach in February that exposed 3,901 patients' information, the system said in a statement sent to Becker's on April 6.
President Joe Biden's $5.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, issued March 28, seeks hundreds of billions of dollars for cybersecurity measures. Here is a breakdown of the nine key budget requests that involve cybersecurity:
Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center notified patients of a January phishing incident that affected 54,000 individuals.
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The FBI warned March 30 of ransomware attacks on local government agencies, which have resulted in disrupted operational services, risks to public safety and financial loss.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health issued a warning March 30 that an email breach has exposed the personal health information of 1,300 patients.
In March, 26 organizations reported to HHS that 991,338 individuals were affected by data breaches.
As the U.S. braces for possible cyberattacks from Russia, the country is looking to fill 600,000 cybersecurity positions, Tech Times reported March 30.
The Hive ransomware group posted on its darkweb site that it has stolen 850,000 patient records from the Partnership HealthPlan of California, VentureBeat reported March 29.