Hackers sent patient data stolen from Waikato District Health Board in New Zealand to local media outlets May 26, The Hill reported.
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.
Berkeley, Calif.-based LifeLong Medical Care, which has 14 primary care clinics and four dental offices, has been added to the tally of seven other healthcare providers that were affected by a data breach on tech services vendor Netgain Technology.
San Diego Family Care began notifying 125,500 patients that their protected health information was potentially stolen in a vendor data breach that shut down its systems and encrypted patients' data.
Hospitals and health systems will continue to be the targets of ransomware attacks because of the large amounts of sensitive data they harbor and the expanded use of less secure networks stemming from the pandemic-related shift to remote work, according…
Hackers are increasingly carrying out cyberattacks on hospitals, highlighting the critical need for stable cybersecurity insurance. Yet, as the number of attacks on hospitals surges, so does the cost of insurance, according to a May 20 report by the Government…
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Big Tech companies and privacy regulations focus on protecting the data of individuals, instead of a collective whole, to mitigate harm. Individuals should not have to fight for their data privacy rights and be responsible for every consequence of their…
Buffalo, Okla.-based Harper County Community Hospital recently began notifying more than 5,000 patients that their health information was exposed by a ransomware attack on its computer network.
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.