Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

University of California San Diego delayed notifying women in an HIV research study that their information may have been exposed in October, an inewsource investigation discovered.

Microsoft is alerting users  of its operating systems that a bug, which it has since released patches for, could be used as a cyber-weapon similar to the WannaCry worm, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Security researchers uncovered two vulnerabilities in Cisco enterprise routers that could allow hackers to remotely and fully compromise a router's network without alerting the user, Wired reports.

A phishing attack on an employee's email account at Oregon State Hospital may have exposed patients' protected health information, KTVZ reports.

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System is notifying more than 600 patients that their financial information may have been exposed, local CBS affiliate KHOU reports.

Rhode Island is creating a hotline for victims of cybercrime, according to the Politico Morning Cybersecurity newsletter.

To reduce increasing rates of cyberattacks on medical devices, such as infusion pumps and biopsy imaging tables, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is contracting with manufacturers to run independent cybersecurity tests, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Boxes of patient medical records were discovered in dumpster near a Southfield, Mich., building that is home to several medical practices, according to local Fox affiliate WJBK.

A Chinese hacker remains at large after being accused of hacking into Anthem's computer systems to expose nearly 80 million patient records, according to a U.S. indictment that was unsealed May 9 and reported by Bloomberg.

Amazon's Echo Dot Kids devices, a version of the company's Alexa smart speaker that is marketed toward children, allegedly improperly records and stores young users' conversations in the cloud, according to a complaint filed by privacy and child advocacy groups, The…