Jesup, Ga.-based Wayne Memorial Hospital said it received a ransom note after a June 2024 cyberattack that allowed hackers to access some patient information. In a Sept. 7 notice filed with the Maine attorney general’s office, the hospital said an…
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University of Iowa Community HomeCare, a home infusion and medical equipment provider affiliated with Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care, notified patients of a data security breach that occurred in July. In a public notice, the organization said an…
Two U.S. senators are pressing UnitedHealth Group for answers on what they deemed “predatory” tactics from the company in seeking loan repayments from healthcare providers related to the 2024 Change Healthcare cyberattack. U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden,…
Hemphill, Texas-based Sabine County Hospital was affected by a data security breach in February after an unauthorized party accessed an employee’s email account, according to an Aug. 4 notice. The hospital discovered the breach Feb. 12 when a fraudulent invoice…
When a health system’s EHR system goes down, clinicians can be left “flying blind,” unable to access vital patient information. Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Parkview Health aims to change that. The health system recently rolled out a cloud-based “Virtual Single Patient…
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A hack at Cass City, Mich.-based Aspire Rural Health System, which includes three critical access hospitals, has compromised the data of 138,386 individuals. An unauthorized party gained access to Aspire’s network sometime between Nov. 4 and Jan. 6, viewing and…
Russian cybercriminals are targeting networking devices across critical infrastructure industries such as healthcare, the FBI said. The FBI detected hackers attributed to the Russian Federal Security Service collecting configurations for thousands of networking devices nearing the end of their life…
Nearly all small healthcare practices are exposing themselves to cyberattacks and federal compliance violations, according to a recent survey conducted by Paubox. The technology company’s survey, released Aug. 19, of 214 healthcare IT leaders and practice managers at organizations with…
Tampa General Hospital has teamed up with identity verification company CLEAR to bolster its cybersecurity defenses and improve digital access for employees. The partnership integrates CLEAR’s CLEAR1 platform into Tampa General’s identity access management system, PingOne DaVinci. The hospital said…
The expiration of a 2015 federal cybersecurity law could put hospitals and health systems at risk for more cyberattacks, a former FBI leader wrote in Fortune. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, which lapses Sept. 30, has enabled quick…