Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health began notifying 1,182 patients Jan. 24 that their information may have been wrongfully disclosed, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a notice Jan. 22 of an increase in the number of Emotet malware attacks.

Hackers using Maze ransomware have infected 231 stations from Medical Diagnostic Laboratories and are threatening to publicly disclose data on the computers if the company does not pay the ransom, according to Bleeping Computer.

Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health began notifying 199,548 patients on Jan. 10 that their protected health information may have been exposed in a data breach.

Six vulnerabilities have been found in GE Healthcare devices, which, if exploited, could allow hackers to make them unusable or interfere with their functionality, according to federal officials. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and…

A patient of Health Quest is suing the Lagrangeville, N.Y.-based health system for allegedly failing to safeguard her protected health information after it was exposed in a phishing attack, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

Vorhees, N.J.-based The Center for Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Health announced Jan. 21 that it is alerting patients about a security incident that may have exposed their protected health information.

As cyberattacks become more common, hospitals and health systems should not only be worried about the loss of data, but also the possible loss of life, according to the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risk Report and cited by Yahoo…

Microsoft released a notice Jan. 22 about a data breach within an internal customer support database used for support case analytics.

Cybersecurity company Safebreach Labs discovered new ransomware that if exploited can compromise Microsoft Windows' Encrypting File System.