New York City-based Montefiore Health System began notifying some patients Jan. 29 that their protected health information has been illegally accessed by a former employee.
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Cordele, Ga.-based Crisp Regional Health Services is experiencing phone system downtime after being hit by a ransomware attack Jan. 27, according to WALB News.
A group of lawmakers introduced legislation Jan. 28 that would protect health data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic from being used for anything outside of public health efforts, The Hill reports.
In January, 17 organizations reported to HHS that 906,071 individuals were affected by data breaches.
Tallahassee-based children Medicaid health plan Florida Healthy Kids Corp. began notifying members Jan. 27 of a 7-year data breach that exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousands of health plan applicants.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts warned members Jan. 27 about COVID-19 vaccine scams that may be attempting to collect personal health information.
Law enforcement officials on Jan. 27 disrupted the ransomware leak site operated by the Netwalker ransomware gang, which has been responsible for a growing number of attacks on healthcare providers including the University of California San Francisco, according to a…
A patient's guardian is suing Rady Children's Hospital over the 2020 Blackbaud security breach, which affected 19,788 patients of the San Diego-based hospital.
Here are the healthcare provider malware, ransomware and phishing incidents Becker's Hospital Review reported on in January:
President Joe Biden is reportedly planning to appoint three officials from former President Barack Obama's administration to lead the country's cybersecurity division, according to Politico and CyberScoop.