Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

More than 2,000 UnitedHealthcare patients are being notified that their data has been potentially exposed after several phishing attacks launched on a broker's email addresses.

Ventura, Calif.-based Community Memorial Health System's patients may have been affected by a cyberattack launched against one of its vendors earlier this year.

Manchester police have charged two Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center employees in connection with the discovery of recording equipment in a staff bathroom, according to a July 23 Boston25 News report.

Burlington, Vt.-based UVM Medical Center revealed how an October 2020 ransomware attack costing it at least $50 million in lost revenue and other expenses originated, VTDigger reported July 21. 

Five McLaren Health Care hospitals and three medical clinics are among 169 other health systems affected by the Elekta data breach.

Kaseya, an IT security management software company, received a universal decryptor that lets victims of a July 2 REvil ransomware attack recover their files for free, according to a July 22 BleepingComputer report. 

CaptureRx, a health IT company that helps hospitals manage their 340B drug discount programs, is being accused of failing to properly protect health information stored on its network after a ransomware attack exposed at least 2,400,000 patients' information, according to…

Employees who filed a class-action lawsuit against UPMC over a data breach have reached a $2.65 million settlement with the Pittsburgh-based health system, according to court documents. 

A former Scripps Health employee was arrested July 12 for allegedly stealing personally identifying information of dying patients as part of an identity theft scheme, according to a July 21 Forbes report. 

Humana became aware of a possible data breach of an unaffiliated third-party app that targeted Medicare Advantage members and agents, a spokesperson confirmed with Becker's July 22.