Danbury-based Western Connecticut Health Network began notifying an unknown number of patients Aug. 19 about a shipping incident that may have exposed their personal health information, according to the News Times.
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Although 45 percent of healthcare CIOs in a 2018 Datica survey said their organizations are developing cloud applications, 50 percent said they were concerned about the security and regulatory compliance of cloud vendors, according to Business Insider.
Vinton, Iowa-based Virginia Gay Hospital is alerting an unknown number of patients about a phishing attack that may have exposed their protected health information.
Blockchain technology can be leveraged to improve data privacy and security because administrators share real-time data on a permission basis, according to a Big Market Research report cited by The Innovative Reports.
Around 3,200 Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine employees were targets in a phishing attack. Of those employees, three responded to the phishing emails, which may have exposed patient information, according to the HIPAA Journal.
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Though the U.S. ranks just outside of the top 10 nations with the highest digital quality of life, it is among the top three in cybersecurity efforts, according to a new report from online security provider Surfshark.
Email phishing campaigns are rising across every industry, and healthcare fosters a few vulnerabilities that make organizations particularly susceptible, according to Ranjeet Vidwans, who shared his viewpoint in CPO Magazine.
The computer systems for Youngstown, Ohio-based Eye Care Associates remain locked following a July 28 ransomware attack, local newspaper The Business Journal reports.
The New York City Fire Department notified more than 10,000 patients who were treated or transported by FDNY emergency medical services that their personal information may have been breached after an employee lost a personal, external hard drive containing their health…
Aberdeen, Wash.-based Grays Harbor Community Hospital is notifying around 85,000 patients of a June 15 ransomware attack on its systems that may have exposed patients' personal and medical information, Daily World reports.