Cybersecurity

Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Hospital began notifying 6,000 patients Sept. 3 that their medical records and information had been exposed after a hospital employee's email account was hacked, according to local ABC affiliate WCIV. 

Two major health systems in the Midwest were affected by the global data security incident at Blackbaud, a company that hosts fundraising data for large organizations.

A nurse in southern Illinois claims she was fired from the Clinton County Health Department in April after she refused to violate HIPAA, according to a report from the Belleville News-Democrat.

Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children's Medical Center reported a box containing radiology images missing from a secured storage room.

In August, 13 organizations reported to HHS a collective total of 783,364 individuals being affected by data breaches.

Downers Grove, Ill., and Milwaukee-based Advocate Aurora Health recently notified some patients that a vendor's billing error may have shared their personal information with other patients.

Utah Pathology Services began notifying 112,000 patients that their personal information may have been exposed after an unknown actor attempted to redirect funds from the Salt Lake City-based provider, according to an Aug. 29 KUTV report. 

Kern County in California is bringing on a HIPAA expert to consult on COVID-19 data release, according to a report from a local CBS affiliate.

Here are the healthcare provider malware, ransomware and phishing incidents Becker's Hospital Review reported during August.

Colleges are caught in between transparency and privacy concerns as they establish COVID-19 data reporting procedures, according to The Wall Street Journal.