Rite Aid reported damage and theft across several of its pharmacies between late May and early June that left thousands of patients' information exposed.
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.
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…
The Office for Civil Rights alerted healthcare organizations to be on the lookout for a new fraud attempt using postcards to gather sensitive information, according to The National Law Review.
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Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett, Ark., has terminated a former nurse for viewing 772 patients' records for reasons unrelated to medical care and treatment, according to an Aug. 7 KTVE report.
University of Maryland Medical Center recently began notifying 33,896 patients that their protected health information may have been exposed after an unauthorized user hacked into one of the health system's faculty physician plan member's email accounts.
A ransomware gang has targeted COVID-19 ventilator manufacturer Boyce Technologies and is threatening to post their data online, according to an Aug. 7 Cointelegraph report.
Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio posted patients' information online inadvertently while trying to publish average hospital charges, according to a report from NEWS4SA, the local NBC affiliate.
Zanesville, Ohio-based Muskingum Valley Health Centers has notified more than 7,000 patients that their personal information may have been exposed in a ransomware attack on its EHR system.