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What hospitals can and can't share about employees testing positive for coronavirus

As more people get tested for the coronavirus, hospitals and employers should be cautious about what information they are disclosing if the person tests positive, according to Politico's March 13 Morning eHealth newsletter.

New York health system back online following ransomware shutdown

Rochester, N.Y.-based Jordan Health is back online after shutting down its entire network Feb. 27 due to a ransomware attack, according to local NBC affiliate WHEC.

Arkansas provider alerts 15,000 patients of ransomware attack

Fayetteville, Ark.-based Ozark Orthopaedics has notified 15,240 patients that their protected health information may have been exposed in a phishing attack.

Hackers use fake coronavirus maps to infect computers with malware

Hackers have started to trick people into visiting malicious websites of phony maps displaying the spread of COVID-19 to infect their computers with malware, according to Business Insider.

Everbridge Unveils Critical Event Management (CEM) for the Internet of Things (IoT) Supported by Two Technology Acquisitions

Everbridge, a global leader in critical event management (CEM), announced on Monday that the company has unveiled new CEM capabilities across the Internet of Things (IoT) for corporate, government and healthcare organizations to protect their people, assets, operations, supply chain and brand from critical events such…

Wyoming hospital alerts patients of phishing attack

Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center announced March 11 that it has started notifying an undisclosed number of patients about a phishing attack.

Ransomware attacks on healthcare facilities spike 350%

Hospitals and health systems have seen a 350 percent increase in ransomware attacks during the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to data from the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a Corvus Insurance report.

83% of medical imaging devices operate on outdated software: report

As healthcare organizations turn to IoT devices, there are more opportunities for cybercriminals to hack into their systems, according to a report from Unit 42 released March 10.

GE Healthcare Launches New Medical Device Cybersecurity Offering to Help Health Systems Better Protect against Risk

GE Healthcare today introduced a new cybersecurity service offering that brings together medical device expertise, artificial intelligence and process management tools to help hospital groups in their fight against cybersecurity threats.

Hackers impersonate Vanderbilt University Medical Center to lure victims in phishing attacks

In a recent phishing scheme, hackers impersonated clinicians and executives at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, according to researchers at Proofpoint, which discovered the cyberattack.