Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

Southbridge, Mass.-based Harrington Healthcare System recently began notifying more than 4,000 patients that their protected health information had been accidentally uploaded and exposed.

At least five healthcare organizations have confirmed they were affected in a data breach by revenue cycle and patient billing vendor Med-Data.

San Antonio-based University Health began notifying 2,704 patients that its billing services vendor, Med-Data, fell victim to a data breach.

A hacking campaign detected by IBM tried to attack the organizations involved in manufacturing, transporting and storing COVID-19 vaccines last year. Now it has been found to be a much bigger operation than was originally thought.

New York City-based Montefiore Medical Center began notifying patients April 13 that their protected health information was inappropriately accessed by a former employee.

Below are eight hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking chief information security officers in the last month.

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan in Washington, D.C., was the victim of a data breach affecting 200,665 people and likely carried out by foreign cybercriminals.

President Joe Biden released his first discretionary funding request to Congress for the fiscal year 2022, outlining major budget increases to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as well as increases in health technology modernization.

Adventist Health Physicians Network, part of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, was recently fined $40,000 over a 2018 medical record storage and privacy exposure incident, according to an April 9 Ventura County Star report. 

An Ohio law firm that specializes in healthcare was the target of a ransomware attack that affected 420,532 individuals.