Cybersecurity

A New York hospital spent three weeks under computer system downtime protocol due to a malware attack.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based Saratoga Cardiology Associates has notified nearly 2,000 patients that their payment information may have been exposed after discovering information missing from bank deposit bags.

On Aug. 13, a judge dismissed a Pennsylvania health system's lawsuit against Nuance Communications over a 2017 malware attack, according to a Post-Gazette report.

An ethical hacker found 150,000 to 200,000 patients' records exposed on GitHub due to nine data leak incidents, according to Security Boulevard.

Springfield, Mass.-based Behavioral Health Network recently began notifying 129,571 patients of a malware attack in May that may have exposed their protected health information.

Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health Foundation was among the hospitals and health systems affected by a security breach at Blackbaud, which hosts the foundation's fundraising database.

Rite Aid reported damage and theft across several of its pharmacies between late May and early June that left thousands of patients' information exposed.

Security researcher Bob Dianchenko discovered millions of peoples' healthcare data available online, according to a Silicon Angle report. 

Former Talkspace employees and therapists claim that the mobile-based therapy company routinely reviewed users' anonymized conversations to tailor marketing initiatives and better target new customers, according to an Aug. 7 New York Times report. 

Many ransomware groups have promised not to target healthcare providers during the pandemic, but a resurgence of these attacks is likely. Hospitals need to be prepared and ensure their data is protected to avoid delays in patient care and costly…