Cybersecurity

Atlanta-based Reproductive Biology Associates recently began notifying 38,000 patients that their protected health information was exposed during an April ransomware attack, according to a June 30 CBS 46 News report. 

In June, 346,546 patients from 37 healthcare organizations were affected by data breaches.

New City, N.Y.-based Jawonio, a provider of lifespan disability services, began notifying 13,313 patients that their data has been exposed in an email hacking incident.

While BJC HealthCare must face most of the claims from a class action tied to an email data breach from last year, an Illinois federal judge tossed out an invasion of privacy claim made by the plaintiffs, according to the…

Las Vegas-based University Medical Center was hit in a ransomware attack by an infamous hacker group, according to a June 29 report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Hospitals and other healthcare providers are increasingly turning to security firms to manage projects ranging from HIPAA privacy assessments to implementing secure technologies. 

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

The Government Accountability Office wants HHS to improve cybersecurity efforts by strengthening collaboration within the department and with the broader healthcare sector.

From a former Mayo Clinic physician being sued for accessing patient data to four class-action lawsuits launched on Scripps Health after it faced a ransomware attack, here are the lawsuits and settlements over data breaches making headlines in the last…

St. Charles Health, Renown Health and Carle Health have been added to the tally of victims of a data breach of cancer treatment software Elekta. The three health systems are among 42 reported health systems struck by the attack.