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Physician viewpoint: 4 ways to protect patient privacy in the 'big data era'

Despite there being patients who struggle to get access to their complete health records, their data often is shared with insurance companies, pharmacies and big tech without them even knowing, according to Kenneth Mandl, MD, and Eric Perakslis, PhD.

CaptureRx ransomware attack ignites class-action lawsuits after breach affects 1.6 million

A data breach on San Antonio-based CaptureRx that affected 1.6 million patients and 170 healthcare providers has sparked two nationwide class-action lawsuits, according to a June 4 report by San Antonio Express News.

3,000 Wisconsin Medicaid members possible victims of hacking

The Wisconsin Department of Health notified 2,868 Medicaid recipients that their personal information may have been compromised after a hacker gained access to an email account, according to a June 4 We Are Greenbay article, a CBS affiliate.

Washington practice eliminates external hard drives containing PHI after theft: 4 details

Tacoma, Wash.-based NorthWest Congenital Heart Care experienced a data breach May 7 when an unauthorized person stole a hard drive from a physician's office.

US investigating 100 types of ransomware, FBI director says

The FBI is investigating about 100 different types of ransomware as the U.S. grapples with a sharp rise in cyberattacks, which FBI Director Christopher Wray compared to challenges posed by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, The Wall Street Journal…

Hackers remove Florida payer's PHI, delete all files from network: 3.2 million affected

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based 20/20 Eye Care Network began notifying 3,253,822 patients that their files were potentially removed and then deleted from the health plan's networks, according to a news release on the incident.

47,000 BCBS Kansas City members exposed through vendor breach

BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas City began notifying 47,034 members that their data was exposed in a cyberattack on its cloud vendor, LogicGate, according to a May 26 data breach notification letter.

UF Health reverts to paper records, shuts down IT systems amid cyber attack

Leesburg-based UF Health Central Florida has switched to backup procedures including paper documentation methods across its hospitals and clinics following a recent cyberattack on its IT systems, WKMG reports.

White House to business leaders: Take these 6 steps to protect yourself from ransomware

In an open letter, the White House urged business leaders to do their part in protecting themselves from ransomware attacks as the FBI's director, Christopher Wray, compared the cluster of cyberattacks to challenges posed by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist…

8 hospitals hiring CISOs, CITOs

Below are eight hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking chief information security officers in the last month.