Austin Pathology Associates is notifying patients about a data breach at one of its billing and collections vendors American Medical Collection Agency.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
After Wise Health System fell victim to a phishing attack, the hackers used the information to access an employee's information in an attempt to reroute direct deposit checks, according to the Wise County Messenger.
Lab testing company Clinical Pathology Laboratories began notifying 2.2 million patients July 5 that their personal health information may have been exposed in a vendor data breach, according to SC Magazine.
Of the 70 percent of healthcare organizations that have experienced a data breach, one-third reported a security incident in the last year, according to the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report — Healthcare Edition.
An April ransomware attack on Evansville, Ind.-based Talley Medical Surgical Eyecare Associates' network server and EHR system may have compromised 106,000 patient records, according to Spam Fighter.
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Amazon Alexa users in the U.K. can now ask the digital assistant medical questions and receive answers from the National Health Service, leaving many to question how privacy will be affected, according to Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus.
A malware attack caused a disruption in daily operations at South Bend (Ind.) Clinic last week, according to local NBC affiliate WNDU.
An unauthorized third party gained access to an employee's email account at a New York ACO that contained a spreadsheet of information for around 25,000 patients, according to The Post Star.
Bangor, Maine-based Penobscot Community Health Care mailed letters to an unknown number of patients about a data breach at one of the medical center's third-party vendors, according to Bangor Daily News.
Apple has disabled the Walkie-Talkie app on Apple Watches after finding a security glitch that allowed a person to eavesdrop on other iPhone conversations without consent, reports The Wall Street Journal.