Gallup, N.M.-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services posted an online notice May 19 to tell patients that some of their protected health information recently had been inappropriately accessed and removed from its computer systems.
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Dennison, Ohio-based Trinity Health on May 26 was added to the tally of CaptureRx data breach victims. The Ohio hospital is among 14 hospitals and healthcare organizations targeted by the ransomware attack that exposed patient data.
A Michigan man, known on the dark web as "TheDearthStar" and "Dearthy Star," pleaded guilty to two counts of a 43-count indictment for hacking Pittsburgh-based UPMC's databases in 2013-14, the Justice Department said May 20.
Ransomware has become a sophisticated form of crime, affecting more healthcare systems than ever before and putting sensitive data at risk.
Most data breaches don't occur because of searching for software vulnerabilities. Instead, they start with tricking humans into opening malicious links, among other schemes, according to a recent report published by Verizon.
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Scripps Health tweeted May 20 that it has restored its website, but the San Diego-based health system's online patient portal was still offline following the May 1 cyberattack, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The Office for Civil Rights released proposed modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule in December to strengthen individuals' access to their own health information; however, there are five ways OCR can address inconsistencies and concern for patient well-being, according to…
Gordon Knopp, CIO of the Wyoming Health Department, has resigned after an April incident in which more than 164,000 people's protected health information was accidentally exposed and uploaded online, according to a May 19 GovTech report.
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount confirmed he paid $4.4 million in bitcoin to the cybercriminal gang DarkSide on the first day of its cyberattack on the company, but it still took six days to restore operations, according to a May…
A federal judge has tossed two plaintiffs' lawsuits against Universal Health Services over a 2020 ransomware attack that exposed their PHI, but has greenlighted a third plaintiff's lawsuit alleging the cyberattack caused him financial harm.