A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the hack of Harlan, Iowa-based Myrtue Medical Center, Claim Depot reported June 29. In a June 27 notice, the hospital said it detected suspicious activity on its network June 13 and has since…
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The FBI is warning Americans about a growing scam in which criminals pose as health insurance representatives or fraud investigators to steal personal and medical information. In a public service announcement issued June 27, the agency said scammers are contacting…
Bangor, Maine-based Northern Light Health is notifying patients that a third-party vendor experienced a data breach that may have exposed protected health information related to sleep study services. Compumedics, a provider of diagnostic and research technologies for sleep disorders, informed…
Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare continues to restore services 25 days after a cyber incident caused IT outages, WGME reported. The three-hospital system brought back radiation treatments June 25 and has also prioritized reestablishing its retail pharmacy and outpatient diagnostic services,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is warning healthcare providers and suppliers about a new fraud scheme involving fake faxed requests for medical records. According to a June 26 alert posted on CMS’ website, scammers are impersonating CMS and…
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Healthcare has become the most targeted U.S. critical infrastructure industry by hackers. But which states have been impacted the most by the breaches? Here are the 10 states with the most individuals affected by healthcare data breaches between February 2023…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin June 22 warning of a heightened threat environment tied to ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. The bulletin, which remains in effect through Sept. 22, says U.S. networks may be targeted…
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care reported a cyberattack last year exposed 743,131 patients’ data, according to The HIPAA Journal. Four things to know:
Kettering (Ohio) Health empowered employees to innovate its response to a recent cyberattack rather than relying on a typical command-and-control structure, the Dayton (Ohio) Business Journal reported. The 14-hospital system was struck by ransomware May 20, resuming normal operations June…
An IT vendor data breach involving 5.4 million individuals has ensnared health systems. Episource, an Optum subsidiary that provides medical coding and risk adjustment services to health systems and payers, said it turned off its computer systems Feb. 6 after…