Cybersecurity

Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center sent letters to up to 45,000 patients notifying them of a potential data security incident in May 2018.

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., unveiled the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act, which aims to put consumers in control of their health data.

Hospitals are among four sectors, holding $11.7 trillion in rated debt, at high risk for cyberattack, according to a recent Moody's Investors Service report.

Numerous privacy incidents at hospitals, IT suppliers and other healthcare organizations captured public attention last month.

Box Elder, Mont.-based Rocky Boy Health Center posted a security breach notice on its website, alerting patients of a Jan. 14 incident that may have put medical records at risk.

As more companies increase their cybersecurity measures and awareness, cybercriminals have started altering their techniques to focus more on return on investment, according to IBM's "2019 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index" report.

Farmington-based University of Connecticut Health sent letters to up to 326,000 patients notifying them of a recent data security incident.

Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center said it plans to mail letters to an undisclosed number of affected patients notifying them of a recent data breach.

In response to recent large-scale data breaches and cyberattacks in the healthcare industry, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., sent a letter to various healthcare associations asking them to describe their current cybersecurity efforts and what improvements need to be made, according…

Seattle-based UW Medicine sent letters to 974,000 patients notifying them of a Dec. 4, 2018, data error that allowed patient information to come up in internet searches.