Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

Cyberattacks on hospitals and health systems are escalating, and at University of Maryland Medical System, phishing attempts are coming through multiple times a day, according to CIO Joel Klein, MD. 

As hackers launched increasingly damaging threats against critical infrastructures such as hospitals, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is requiring all federal agencies to patch cyber vulnerabilities within six months, according to a Nov. 3 directive.

Below are six hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking chief information security officers in the last month.

Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health is notifying more than 2,700 patients of a data breach after a former employee snooped through their medical records, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Nov. 2. 

Here are the healthcare provider malware, ransomware and spoofing incidents Becker's Hospital Review reported during October.

Texas Lavaca Medical Center in Hallettsville is notifying 48,705 patients that their protected health data might have been exposed in a cyberattack, according to information the hospital reported to HHS on Oct. 21.

Microsoft plans to cut the United States' cybersecurity workforce shortage in half by 2025 by pouring resources into training programs, according to an Oct. 28 blog post from company President Brad Smith.

Cryptocurrency firms would have to do more to prevent money laundering under new guidelines proposed by the Financial Action Task Force, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 28.

A security bug in the Docket app exposed COVID-19 vaccine records in Utah and New Jersey, TechCrunch reported Oct. 27.

Throckmorton (Texas) County Memorial Hospital is notifying 3,136 patients and employees of a data breach after a cyberattack forced it to shut down its IT systems.