Cybersecurity

Technology blog Bleeping Computer developed a list of ransomware operators that publish stolen data online if the ransoms aren't paid.

A Florida woman was sentenced to four years in federal prison this week for using medical records at clinics where she worked to steal and sell patient identities.

Scammers posing as contact tracers from public health departments are sending out fake text messages to try to steal people's private information, according to a notice published by the Federal Trade Commission this week.

An email phishing attack on Phoenix-based District Medical Group exposed thousands of patients' personal information.

An employee at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., accessed hundreds of patients' records unnecessarily over a nearly three-year timeframe.

Most cybersecurity breaches are the result of phishing and business email attacks. However, in healthcare, basic human error accounted for 31 percent of breaches last year, according to Verizon's recent report.

SplashData produced a list of the worst passwords based on popularity, released in early May.

Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia, Minn., reported that select employees fell victim to an email cyberattack that affected thousands of patients' information.

The National Science Foundation awarded nearly $200,000 to Colorado State University and University of Colorado researchers to build machine-learning tools that can verify the integrity of COVID-19 patient medical records.

The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the U.S. government developed a list of the most routinely exploited vulnerabilities by cyberattackers, and they recommend organizations implement patches wherever possible.