Cybersecurity

Hackers infiltrated a software company used by thousands of companies and government agencies and were then able to compromise the computer systems of its customers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The European Medicines Agency was recently hit by a cyberattack, which left data related to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine vulnerable to hackers, The Hill reports. 

An October ransomware attack at Sonoma Valley Hospital in California exposed tens of thousands of patient records, the hospital notified its patients last week.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned of vulnerabilities within Medtronic's MyCareLink Smart device, which monitors pacemaker activity and sends information to clinicians.

The volume and intensity of cyberattacks on hospitals and health systems increased during the second half of 2020, and experts believe there is more to come.

A Louisiana man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for improperly accessing the Healthcare.gov database and stealing more than 8,000 consumers' personal information for financial crimes.

Microsoft's 365 Defender research team has released an update about a persistent malware campaign capable of affecting tens of thousands of devices per day.

HHS' Office for Civil Rights released proposed modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule Dec. 10.

Hackers are becoming more sophisticated with their attacks to cause destruction in a shorter period of time, according to an online report in ZDNet.

A Colorado health department surveyor lost an external drive with copies of patient records from Cedar Springs Hospital.