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Wake Forest Baptist hospital patients' records exposed in Healthgrades data breach

Lexington (N.C.) Medical Center, part of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health, recently began notifying some patients that their protected health information was exposed during a security breach on its former vendor Healthgrades' platform.

Criminal groups selling fake COVID-19 vaccines on dark web, WHO warns

The World Health Organization issued a warning to consumers March 26 to beware of fake COVID-19 vaccines that are being sold on the dark web, CNBC reports.

American Hospital Association selects preferred cybersecurity vendor: 5 details

CI Security has been selected by the American Hospital Association as a preferred provider in a newly formed initiative to increase protection for hospitals against cybercriminals.

How COVID-19 drove telehealth adoption: 8 key study findings

Telehealth visits dramatically increased during the pandemic, according to a March 23 cohort study of 36.6 million people published in JAMA Network Open.

University of Miami Health patient info compromised in ransomware attack

University of Miami is investigating a data breach that may have exposed the information of patients belonging to the Coral Gables, Fla.-based university's health system, according to a March 26 South Florida Sun Sentinel report.

Florida provider sues Amazon Web Services for hosting stolen patient, employee health data

Fort Myers, Fla.-based SalusCare filed a lawsuit March 24 against Amazon Web Services claiming that the cloud storage company is hosting healthcare data allegedly stolen from SalusCare in a cyberattack earlier in March, Fort Myers News-Press reports.

105,000 patients affected in Cancer Treatment Centers employee email hack

Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center implemented additional security measures after an email hack breached 104,808 patients' data.

Healthcare management company pays ransom weeks before cybergang disrupted

PeakTPA, a company that manages the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly claims for Medicare and Medicaid users, paid a ransom to cybergang Netwalker weeks before global law enforcement officials disrupted the gang.

Scammers turn to fake vaccine sites to lure phishing victims

Cyberattackers have launched large-scale campaigns in an attempt to profit from the vaccine rollout, according to a March 24 report from PaloAlto Unit42.

Tech misstep exposes 65,000 patient files at Chicago provider

Mobile Anesthesiologists recently began notifying more than 65,000 patients that their protected health information may have been stolen by an unauthorized user because of a technical misconfiguration with the Chicago-based medical practice's data system.