Cybersecurity

A former employee at ACM Global Laboratories is facing 215 charges of felony computer trespassing and 215 counts of misdemeanor unauthorized use of a computer for allegedly illegally viewing patients' medical records, according to local NBC affiliate WHEC.

San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based Sunshine Behavioral Health began notifying an undisclosed number of patients that their information may have been accessible on the internet.

There has been an uptick in the number of ransomware attacks over the past year, with 13 industries worldwide feeling the effects, according to the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020, which was released Feb. 11.

Ransomware attacks have become more crippling to healthcare organization, causing some to shut their doors permanently. A recent study found that since 2016 ransomware attacks have cost healthcare organizations $157 million.

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System began notifying 16,167 patients Jan. 31 that their information may have been exposed in a phishing attack.

More than 500 affiliated offices of Boston Children's Hospital had their computer systems shut down Feb. 12 after a malware attack, according to CBS Boston.

Although cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated, their access to tens of billions of corporate and personal records and hundreds of software flaws have made it easy to infect organizations, according to the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020, which was…

The FBI issued a notification to supply chain software companies last week, warning of ongoing malware attacks, according to ZDNet.

After a hospital or business affiliate suffers from a data breach that potentially exposes the protected health information of 500 or more patients, it must report the incident to the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

In a recent survey, CEOs reported that they are more confident about their cybersecurity efforts compared to five years ago, according to Inc.