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.
Cybersecurity
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.
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Oregon-based Providence Health Plan has notified 122,000 members that their information may have been exposed in a data breach at the provider's administrator Dominion National, according to The Oregonian.
Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Philips HDI 4000 Ultrasounds systems that can be exploited to prevent proper diagnosis, according to the HIPAA Journal.
Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Foundation Hospital mailed letters to 1,653 patients Aug. 16 notifying them that their data may have been exposed in a phishing attack.
Floresville, Texas-based Connally Memorial Medical Center is notifying 7,358 patients that their protected health information may have been exposed.
More than 80 percent of healthcare organizations have experienced cyberattacks in the last year on "internet of things"-enabled devices they use or manufacture, according to a new report from international software company Irdeto.