The Better Business Bureau is advising consumers not to post photos of their COVID-19 vaccine cards on social media after an uptick in scams and concerns about potential identify theft.
Cybersecurity
The FDA appointed University of Michigan computer science researcher Kevin Fu, PhD, to serve as the agency's first acting director of medical device cybersecurity, according to a Feb. 2 news release.
Accelerated by the pandemic, hospitals are facing a growing number of cyberattacks coming from ransomware gangs, financial scammers and hackers backed by nation-states, according to a Feb. 2 Wall Street Journal report.
Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations are increasing as hackers find new security vulnerabilities and double down on tactics such as ransomware and phishing attempts, according to a Feb. 2 Wall Street Journal report.
Bethesda Hospital, part of Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health, said it recently terminated an employee for accessing patients' medical records and altering a home care patient's health order.
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LSU Health Care Services Division recently learned that a September cyberattack affecting the Baton Rouge, La.-based health system and its partner hospital has extended to another partner hospital, according to a Jan. 29 WDSU report.
The Ramsey County government in Minnesota is notifying 8,700 clients of its Family Health Division that their data was exposed in a December ransomware attack, according to a Jan. 29 Pioneer Press report.
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.
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.