Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System recently began notifying patients of an email hacking incident that exposed their personal information, but some letters mailed out to those affected by the breach mistakenly said they were dead, according to a March…
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.
HHS' Office for Civil Rights on March 9 announced a 45-day extension of the public comment period for its proposed modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Data breaches are a growing threat for healthcare companies, with more than 350,000 patient records breached in February, Becker's reported. Here, cybersecurity experts give seven tips to prevent and prepare for a data breach.
More than 200,000 patients, providers and employees of Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare began receiving notice that their personal info had been exposed in a recent ransomware attack, according to a March 9 news release from MultiCare's medical practice management company.
Sandhills Medical Foundation notified patients that an external cloud vendor underwent a ransomware attack, exposing patients' personal information, according to a news release.
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A Texas Medicaid contractor ended its contract with its billing and collection services provider following a malware attack last year that exposed the protected health information of nearly 275,000 patients, according to a March 5 Dallas Morning News report.
Elara Caring, a home-based care provider, began notifying 100,400 patients that an unauthorized party received unauthorized access to corporate email accounts.
Cyberattackers have claimed at least 60,000 known victims globally in a Microsoft business email software attack, according to a March 6 article published in Bloomberg.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC St. Margaret began notifying patients March 5 that their protected health information had been exposed by a former hospital employee who wrongfully shared medication administration data with an outside organization.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana recently began notifying about 65,000 health plan members that their personal information may have been exposed in a medical records breach involving one of the insurer's subcontractors, according to a March 5 WTXL report.