Cybersecurity

Cyberattack victims have limited options on gathering resources to mitigate damages after being attacked by a hacker group. This encourages some cybersecurity firms to use the media to share their resources, which can alert hacker groups to software vulnerabilities, according…

Peachstate Health Management, doing business as AEON Clinical Laboratories, has agreed to pay $25,000 in a settlement to HHS' Office for Civil Rights for potential HIPAA violations.

A programming error with Zocdoc's provider portal gave external medical staff access to patient information after their authorization was changed or revoked. 

To preserve their business models, ransomware groups may be trying to take a step back from the spotlight after high profile attacks on the Colonial Pipeline Co. and Ireland's national health service have drawn global attention and condemnation, The Wall…

Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder sent a letter to patients May 24 sharing updates on the recent ransomware attack that struck the San Diego-based system as well as more details on its recovery and response.  

Springfield, Mass.-based New England Dermatology and Laser Center improperly disposed of empty patient specimen bottles, which contained patients' protected health information, for more than a decade, according to a May article by MassLive.

Extorting companies and governments for ransoms is not new; extremist groups have long funded their operations using ransom payments from Western governments. For ransomware attacks on American companies to cease, companies will have to commit to never paying a ransom,…

The American Hospital Association urged the U.S. government to take the same approach it took when fighting against global terrorism, instead of leaving hospitals to fend for themselves.

Asheville, N.C.-based Allergy Partners released more details of a January ransomware attack on its computer network, which exposed more than 1,000 patients' info, according to a May 17 notice. 

The Pennsylvania Department of Health terminated the contract it had with COVID-19 contact tracing vendor Insight Global after it publicly exposed intimate details of 72,000 residents, according to a May 20 article published by local CBS affiliate KDKA.