Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital reported patient information was exposed during a September data breach.
Cybersecurity
As healthcare organizations continue to navigate Internet of Things security and manage risks associated with connected devices, many are looking to beyond vendor's core capabilities to factors including cost and culture, according to KLAS Research.
A cyberattack on the University of Vermont Medical Center has displaced hundreds of employees who are unable to perform their regular jobs while IT networks are down, according to a report from the local newspaper Seven Day.
St. Lawrence Health System in New York is resuming normal operations across its three hospitals after a ransomware attack shut down its computer network Oct. 27, News 7 reports.
Riverside (Calif.) Psychiatric Medical Group has agreed to pay $25,000 for violating HIPAA's right of access standard requiring hospitals to give patients copies of their health records promptly and without being overcharged.
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Vermont Gov. Phil Scott sent a Vermont Army National Guard cybersecurity unit to University of Vermont Medical Center on Nov. 4 to accelerate the hospital's recovery from a cyberattack, according to a press release from the governor's office.
Hospitals across the U.S. have tightened email security to prevent ransomware attacks.
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health disclosed on Nov. 4 that one of its medical practices was hit by a ransomware attack, leaving patient data unrecoverable.
HP noted a significant increase in malicious spam campaigns using Emotet malware during the third quarter in the "HP-Bromium Threat Insights Report, October 2020."
Wakefern Food Corp., a large retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, N.J., and two associated ShopRite supermarkets will pay $235,000 to settle HIPAA violation allegations for inappropriately discarding patient records.