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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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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…
Below are eight hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking chief information security officers in the last month.
Companies are experiencing a continuous cycle of cyberattacks — and executives are saying enough is enough, according to a June 2 article in The Wall Street Journal.
Chicago-based Swedish Hospital, part of NorthShore University HealthSystem, began notifying 4,206 patients that their data has been breached after a hacker gained access to a physician's email.
San Diego-based Scripps Health is notifying more than 147,000 individuals that their protected health information was exposed during a malware attack on its information systems last month, according to a June 1 KNSD report.