An employee of a Houston area health clinic responded to a phishing email that allowed unauthorized access to thousands of patients' information in the email account, the health system running the clinic said.
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West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit related to two cybersecurity issues that compromised patient information, according to Law360.
Here are the health system malware, ransomware and phishing incidents Becker's Hospital Review reported during June.
University of Florida, UF Health Shands in Gainesville and UF Health Jacksonville all reported email hacking incidents associated with an attack on a business associated that affected thousands of individuals.
Iowa Total Care, a health plan, reported a data breach that affected thousands of individuals.
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University of California San Francisco confirmed that it paid $1.14 million to hackers after a June 1 ransomware attack on its medical school's computer servers.
Health tech company Philips issued a notification of a low-severity vulnerability for specific versions of its ultrasound software applications on June 24.
Jason Lee, who most recently served as senior vice president of security operations at Salesforce, will join Zoom as the company's new CISO, effective June 29.
Irvine, Calif.-based American Medical Technologies reported a data security incident that affected thousands of individuals' information.
Miami, Fla.-based Cano Health, a population health management company that operates primary care medical centers, reported a data breach affecting thousands of individuals.