The FBI is warning Salesforce customers that hackers have been targeting the software company’s platforms, with the American Hospital Association offering advice for health systems. The cybercriminal groups UNC6040 and UNC6395 have recently accessed Salesforce platforms and stolen data, using…
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.
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health reported a data breach involving a July 7 mailing error at its behavioral health clinic in Harrisonburg, Va. The breach occurred when Sentara behavioral health specialists mailed departure notices to patients of a specific provider. An…
A former executive at Alphabet’s health technology subsidiary Verily is suing the company, alleging it covered up repeated violations of federal patient privacy law that affected tens of thousands of people, CNBC reported Sept. 11. Here are seven things to…
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger and Microsoft’s Nuance Communications have agreed to a $5 million settlement over a 2023 data breach that affected 1.2 million patients. Patients sued the organizations in a class-action lawsuit after the data of 1.2 million patients was…
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft, saying weak security practices at the tech company helped enable a 2024 ransomware attack on St. Louis-based Ascension hospitals, Bloomberg reported Sept. 10. In a letter sent…
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Jesup, Ga.-based Wayne Memorial Hospital said it received a ransom note after a June 2024 cyberattack that allowed hackers to access some patient information. In a Sept. 7 notice filed with the Maine attorney general’s office, the hospital said an…
University of Iowa Community HomeCare, a home infusion and medical equipment provider affiliated with Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care, notified patients of a data security breach that occurred in July. In a public notice, the organization said an…
Two U.S. senators are pressing UnitedHealth Group for answers on what they deemed “predatory” tactics from the company in seeking loan repayments from healthcare providers related to the 2024 Change Healthcare cyberattack. U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden,…
Hemphill, Texas-based Sabine County Hospital was affected by a data security breach in February after an unauthorized party accessed an employee’s email account, according to an Aug. 4 notice. The hospital discovered the breach Feb. 12 when a fraudulent invoice…
When a health system’s EHR system goes down, clinicians can be left “flying blind,” unable to access vital patient information. Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Parkview Health aims to change that. The health system recently rolled out a cloud-based “Virtual Single Patient…