A flaw in BlackBerry's software left critical hospital equipment vulnerable to hackers for months, according to an Aug. 17 Politico report.
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 Indiana Department of Health began notifying nearly 750,000 residents that their data from the state's COVID-19 contact tracing survey was accessed by an unauthorized user.
Cryptocurrency platform Poly Network was targeted in the largest crypto heist of all time, where a hacker group stole more than $600 million in tokens. Now, the crypto company is asking the hacker who returned some of the stolen funds…
A hacking incident at the University of New Mexico Health in Ålbuquerque exposed the information of 637,252 patients, according to data recently reported to HHS.
A former medical technician at Pittsburgh-based West Penn Hospital has been sentenced to jail time and fined after using a hidden camera to spy on women undressing, Trib Live reported Aug. 16.
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Microsoft said hackers are using Morse code to conduct phishing attacks and evade security detection, according to an Aug. 13 Tech Times report.
Marietta, Ohio-based Memorial Health System is diverting some patients after a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down its IT systems, according to an Aug. 16 Marietta Times report.
A hacker breached Electromed's systems and obtained data on patients and employees, the Star Tribune reported Aug. 11.
Norfolk, Va.-based Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters recently began notifying patients that their protected health information was exposed by an email phishing scam.
The LockBit ransomware gang has attacked Accenture and threatened to publish the technology and operations strategy consulting company's encrypted files on the dark web, CNN reported Aug. 11.