Cybersecurity

Health Net began notifying 1,236,902 members that their data was breached in a nationwide cyberattack.

Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare is accused in a lawsuit of "negligent acts and omissions" that led to a data breach last year compromising patients' financial and medical information, local NBC affiliate WCBD reports.

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is notifying patients that their protected health information was recently accessed and downloaded by an unauthorized user, according to an April 5 news release. 

The California Department of State Hospitals recently discovered that an employee data breach uncovered in February affected about 2,952 more individuals than initially believed. 

A former IT employee at Rochester, N.Y.-based Trillium Health pleaded guilty April 5 to computer fraud after stealing personal photos and information from several co-workers, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports.

Personal Touch Holding Corp., the parent company of Personal Touch Home Care centers across the U.S., recently began notifying 753,107 patients and employees of a ransomware attack on its cloud-stored business records.

BioTel Heart began informing 38,575 patients that a vendor data breach may have left their personal information exposed for nearly a year.

On March 25, the Bethesda, Md.-based Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics began notifying 125,291 patients, employees and dependents of a cyberattack that took place over a yearlong breach.

Stanford University is investigating claims that hackers stole personal data from its medical school and published the information online, according to an April 1 Mercury News report. 

Homeland Security Investigations shut down seven fake COVID-19 vaccine, pharmacy and other pandemic-related websites, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.