Different agencies and services in New Orleans have been shut down due to a Dec. 13 cyberattack, which has not been confirmed as a ransomware attack, according to CNBC.
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An employee at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital improperly disposed patients' meal tray tickets, potentially exposing some of their protected health information, according to NBC Bay Area.
Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center is notifying 17,549 patients of a security incident that may have exposed their protected health information.
Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health on Dec. 13 said it paid an undisclosed amount in ransom to stop a cyberattack that had caused a two-day shutdown of its computer network last week, according to Asbury Park Press.
The federal Office for Civil Rights announced a second settlement Dec. 12 in its initiative to ensure hospitals are promptly providing patients with copies of their medical records without overcharging them.
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As cyberattacks on healthcare organizations increase across the country, hospitals in Wyoming are dealing with malware attacks "weekly, if not daily," according to a Dec. 12 Casper Star Tribune report.
Hospital and health system executive should be aware of Zeppelin, a new ransomware that is targeting healthcare and technology companies throughout Europe and the U.S., according to Silicon Angle.
The Cancer Center of Hawaii on Oahu announced Dec. 11 that it had to temporarily suspend cancer radiation services at two treatment centers due to a ransomware attack, according to the Honolulu Civil Beat.
Greenly, Colo-based Sunrise Community Health is notifying an undisclosed number of patients about a security incident that may have exposed their protected health information.
Dixon, Ill.-based Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital began notifying 1,486 patients of a data breach that may have exposed their protected health information.