Cyberattackers are speeding up their ransomware strategies and launching malware more quickly within the IT networks of healthcare providers and other organizations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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.
Ashtabula (Ohio) County Medical Center, a Cleveland Clinic affiliate, reported a data breach after posting an Excel spreadsheet on its website that included protected health information.
Magellan Health, a Phoenix-based managed care company, confirmed that a hacker gained access to its information systems in April through an email phishing incident.
Healthcare Resource Group, a revenue cycle management services provider, is notifying patients of Medina, N.Y.-based Orleans Community Health of an email hacking incident that may have exposed patients' personal health information.
Omaha-based Nebraska Medical Center, part of Nebraska Medicine, submitted a data breach to HHS on May 5.
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on proposed changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule requiring EHR companies to notify consumers and the FTC of data breaches.
EHR snooping can occur at any hospital and is often driven by various motivating factors, from curiosity to an act of malice.
The American Medical Association issued new privacy principles May 11 in response to Americans' burgeoning apprehension toward sharing health data.
The mother of a former patient of Ann and Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago filed a lawsuit on May 8 against the hospital over a medical records privacy breach, according to The Chicago Sun-Times.
May 7 was World Password Day, celebrated as a reminder to strengthen online passwords.