The personal information of thousands of people was breached after a temporary staff member at a Delaware public health agency mistakenly sent two unencrypted emails with COVID-19 test results to an unauthorized person.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
Cyberattack threats are increasing against hospitals and health systems as hackers take advantage of healthcare organizations' outdated IT systems, fewer cybersecurity protocols and data-rich patient files, according to Black Book Research.
Cybersecurity positions in health systems on average take up to 70 percent longer to fill than other IT jobs, according to a recent Black Book research report.
A New York physician agreed Nov. 13 to pay HHS' Office for Civil Rights a $15,000 fine for failing to provide a patient timely access to their medical records.
Cyberattacks are hitting U.S. hospitals as COVID-19 cases surge across the U.S.
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UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Mass., took action in early November to prevent cybersecurity incidents after the federal government warned of foreign hackers targeting hospitals.
Conway (Ark.) Regional Medical Center reported an unauthorized person gained access to an employee email account.
UVM Medical Center has reduced its census and postponed services due to a cybersecurity incident that required the health system to go offline, according to a VT Digger report.
Zoom agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission Nov. 9 over allegations that the videoconferencing company engaged in "deceptive and unfair" security practices.
Malware and ransomware attacks have hit hospital IT systems, disrupting clinical care and requiring clinicians to revert to paper records.