Resource Anesthesiology Associates of California began notifying patients that their data may have been exposed after a laptop was stolen, according to a Sept. 3 data breach notification letter shared with the California attorney general's office.
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The University of Minnesota recently launched a research center focused on techniques to protect medical devices from cybersecurity threats, the St. Paul-based university said Sept. 8.
Apple is facing criticism for its bug bounty program that critics say gives the tech giant an unfair advantage when negotiating payouts to "ethical hackers," according to a Sept. 9 Washington Post report.
Queen Creek, Ariz.-based Desert Wells Family Medicine recently began notifying 35,000 patients that their EHR data was compromised by a ransomware attack.
As the scale and frequency of cyberattacks continues to increase in healthcare, hospitals and health systems are tinkering their budgets and investing in IT areas to ward off threats.
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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Sept. 8 warned healthcare providers to stop any unlawful use of the state's immunization registry.
Nearly 800,000 people reported falling victim to cyberscams in 2020, according to the FBI, according to a Sept. 7 report by The Wall Street Journal. Hackers are able to dupe so many smart people by taking advantage of unconscious and…
The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned that the OnePercent ransomware group has been launching attacks on U.S. companies since November.
The California Department of State Hospitals recently began notifying 1,738 patients that their personal health information was exposed by an employee who inappropriately provided it to the U.S. Eastern District of California Court, according to a Sept. 3 news release.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is calling on hospitals to comply with state cyberattack reporting laws because there are several unreported ransomware attacks, according to a Sept. 3 StateScoop report.