In response to the coronavirus pandemic, HHS relaxed penalties for potential violations of HIPAA rules.
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.
The FBI has released a warning to hospitals and health systems about the operators of the Kwampirs Remote Access Trojan.
HHS alerted hospitals and health systems of someone posing as an Office for Civil Rights investigator to get patient health information, the American Hospital Association warned.
Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health is expanding its IT infrastructure to support 50 employees working remotely.
The popular videoconferencing platform Zoom is struggling to manage the dramatic influx in users and privacy issues as the COVID-19 pandemic drives more people to work remotely, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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The Internal Revenue Service is warning consumers of a spike in phishing scams related to the coronavirus stimulus payments, according to The Hill.
The Office for Civil Rights of HHS announced April 2 that it would not penalize hospitals or their business associations for disclosing COIVID-19 related protected health information.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is reminding members to be extra cautious about emails they receive with COVID-19 information.
Microsoft has warned dozens of hospitals of a vulnerability allowing a hacker to exploit their networks in a ransomware attack, according to Law630.
Healthcare organizations are more likely to pay a ransom during a ransomware attack because of the time constraints and pressure they are under, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg.