Cybersecurity

Hospitals that have been the victim of a data breach or ransomware attack could see an increase in the death rate among heart patients in the following months or years because of the adjustments made to cybersecurity efforts, according to…

In its latest update, Google added new features to empower organizations with more information about cybersecurity and their digital footprints, according to NBC News. 

Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Healthcare began notifying nearly 130,000 patients Oct. 23 that their information may have been exposed due to a phishing attack, according to the Flathead Beacon.

About two in five cybersecurity and IT executives feel their organizations are ill-equipped to handle a data breach, according to a recent survey from security consulting firm Avertium.

Two healthcare companies, DeepThink Health and VScript, had unsecured websites that could be accessed by anyone online, according to cybersecurity organization WizCase. 

During an attempt to divert funds owed to Telecare Corp. from payors into fraudulent bank accounts, cybercriminals may have exposed patient information, according to a notice posted on the company's website Oct. 4.

San Antonio-based South Texas Dermatopathology has notified 15,982 patients that their information may have been exposed in a data breach at a third-party collections company.

Within September alone, 30 healthcare organizations, including hospitals, private practices and insurers, reported data breaches to HHS' Office for Civil Rights. As of Oct. 4, seven healthcare providers had reported data breaches for the month. 

A regional Veterans Affairs Department in Milwaukee mishandled patients personal data, leaving medical records, internal communications and other information available for unauthorized personnel to access, according to Nextgov.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health has mailed patients letters indicating that their financial information may have been stolen, according to local ABC affiliate WLOS.