Cybersecurity

Becton Dickinson found a vulnerability in its Pyxis drug dispensing cabinets that allows hackers to use expired credentials to gain access to patients' data and medication information, according to the HIPAA Journal.

A piece of malware has been alerted to infiltrate a blockchain system and give the hacker the ability to remotely control the user's computer, according to Decrypt.

Conway (Ark.) Regional Medical Center alerted patients and staff Aug. 23 that an unauthorized third party had gained access to employee email accounts, according to local ABC affiliate KATV.

Patients are more likely to keep coming back to a hospital or health system following a data breach if they are promptly notified of the incident, according to a study by credit reporting agency Experian and cited by the HIPAA…

Mike Cottle, IS director at 103-bed Newton (Kan.) Medical Center, focuses on keeping the hospital and patient information secure.

Since the start of the year, nearly 33 million people have been affected by data breaches across the country as of Aug. 5, according to HHS data and cited by Gov Info Security.

Artesia (N.M.) General Hospital has notified 13,905 patients of a recent security incident that may have exposed patient information.

An online hate crime threat to an undisclosed Pittsburgh hospital "was extremely disruptive" to healthcare workers across the city, Pittsburgh Police spokesperson Chris Togneri said, according to TribLive.

A limited number of employees at University of Cincinnati Health were targets in a phishing attack that may have exposed patients' protected health information, according to the HIPAA Journal.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar issued a limited waiver of HIPAA sanctions and penalties for hospitals and health systems in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina due to Hurricane Dorian, according to the HIPAA Journal.