Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

The Wyoming Department of Health began notifying more than 164,000 people this week that their protected health information had been exposed and uploaded online by an employee.

The average ransomware payment increased 43 percent to $220,000 in 2021, according to an April 26 report by Coveware.

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Modesto, Calif.-based Doctors Medical Center began notifying patients that a former vendor made patients' protected health information publicly accessible online since 2019.

Sapphire Community Health began notifying 4,000 patients about a ransomware attack that locked their files, making them unusable.

Colorado Springs-based Peak Vista Community Health Centers began notifying patients April 23 that their protected health information was recently exposed in a burglary incident. 

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is the latest health system of among at least 40 affected by a cybersecurity breach on cancer care software company Elekta, according to an April 23 Fox61 report.

Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health is being sued over a May 2020 data breach linked to its fundraising database platform, according to an April 23 Bangor Daily News report. 

Orlando, Fla.-based DNF Medical Centers said it has fired an employee who diverted blood samples for testing from the proper medical testing labs to another laboratory. 

Since the start of the year, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have issued several warnings about malicious actors exploiting software vulnerabilities to extort companies.