Cybersecurity

A vendor at a Louisiana-based surgical hospital that processes payments had a cyberattack that breached patient information.

UVM Health Network estimates losses related to an Oct. 28 cyberattack will likely be more than $63 million, and the full impact of the attack won't be known until early next year, according to a report from WCAX 3, the…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory that certain GE Healthcare imaging and ultrasound products have cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Round Lake Beach, Ill.-based Hillcrest Nursing Center began notifying more than 1,000 residents in November that one of its staff physicians, who was fired in August, still had access to its EHR after being terminated and viewed their health information.

Some state officials have expressed privacy concerns over the Trump administration's requirement to have states submit personally identifiable health information of people who receive COVID-19 vaccines to the federal government, according to a Dec. 8 New York Times report. 

Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Healthcare created a multimillion-dollar settlement fund for patients whose personal information was compromised in a data breach in 2019.

Towson, Md.-based Greater Baltimore Medical Center HealthCare detected ransomware Dec. 6 and shut down many of its IT systems as a result.

St. Louis-based Mercy Health reported a former employee unnecessarily viewed medical records and breached patient information, according to a Dec. 4 announcement.

Healthcare organizations rely on vast amounts of data, capturing information on everything from patients’ clinical interactions to payer behaviors. This surplus of data has driven the industry to adopt smart devices. The potential benefits to patients and providers are extraordinary.…

IBM's threat intelligence task force identified a global phishing campaign targeting the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, according to a Dec. 3 report from the company.