SolarWinds, a software company that was struck in one of the biggest data breaches to date, said that hackers are leveraging a vulnerability to hit networks again.
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.
Oklahoma Heart Hospital recently began notifying some patients that their protected health information was exposed by a former employee who accidentally donated the data to charity, the Oklahoma City-based hospital said July 12.
Ransomware hackers challenged what most Americans know about the criminal justice system. International borders, anonymous hackers and long extradition processes make the race to disrupting cybergangs challenging, according to a July 8 CNN report.
ClearBalance, a loan provider that helps patients finance hospital bills, on July 9 began notifying 209,719 patients that their data was breached in a phishing attack.
Manitowoc, Wis.-based Forefront Dermatology recently began notifying patients and employees that their personal information was exposed in a recent cyberattack on the medical practice's IT systems, according to a July 8 news release.
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As cyberattacks on hospitals and health systems continue to escalate, the role of chief information security officer must evolve to adequately protect patients' information and have a more prominent role in the business, according to a July 10 San Diego…
Two patients filed a class action against two radiology companies after more than 1 million patients who received care at hospitals nationwide may have been exposed because of vulnerabilities in medical imaging archiving software.
New York City has opened a center with more than 280 healthcare, technology and government agency partners to combat cybersecurity threats, according to a July 8 Wall Street Journal report.
As cyberattacks on hospitals and health systems escalate, hackers and ransomware groups are getting more vocal about their demands and revealing details about their negotiation tactics.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched a task force last year that has worked with hundreds of companies involved in the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain to protect development and distribution of vaccines from cybersecurity threats, The Verge reported…