Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Health reported information about thousands of patients was potentially exposed during a phishing scam earlier this year, according to the Detroit Free Press.
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.
Hospitals and clinics continued to rack up the highest average data breach costs in 2020 at $7.13 million, up 10 percent since last year, according to IBM Security's July 29 report.
Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Medical Center reported its computer system went offline on July 25, according to a local News 7 report.
Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan will settle a potential HIPAA violation related to a stolen laptop for just over $1 million, according to an HHS news release.
CVS Pharmacy reported vandalism at stores in several markets between May 27 and June 8 resulted in the loss of some patient information.
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Here are the healthcare provider malware, ransomware and phishing incidents Becker's Hospital Review reported during July.
On July 20, University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City reported a data breach to HHS.
Metropolitan Community Health Services has agreed to pay $25,000 to HHS' Office for Civil Rights to settle potential HIPAA violations, according to a July 23 news release.
Montana VA Health Care System recently began notifying 1,501 patients that their personal data was exposed through a ransomware attack on the Department of Veterans Affairs' former billing and collections contractor Benefit Recovery Specialists, Great Falls Tribune reports.
Walmart is notifying patients who use its pharmacy services about recent data incidents that exposed their private information.