Fines for HIPAA violations in which the affected party had no knowledge of nor culpability in the privacy breach will now be capped at $25,000, a fraction of the previous $1.5 million limit, according to a new notice of enforcement…
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.
2018 saw the federal Office for Civil Rights issue a record-breaking $28 million in fines for HIPAA violations and, judging by how many hospitals, insurance providers, government health departments, nonprofits and more are already under investigation by the HHS, 2019…
As hospitals and health systems continue to build out "internet of things" devices and rely on legacy systems, they are becoming more vulnerable to cyberattacks. The solution? Artificial intelligence, according to Vectra's 2019 Spotlight Report on Healthcare.
Ontario, Calif.-based Centrelake Medical Group is alerting 197,661 patients that their personal health information may have been exposed because of a computer virus, according to the HIPAA Journal.
Weeks after Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health reported a phishing attack that exposed the personal health information of 12,000 patients the hospital has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit, according to Masslive.com.
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Facebook has set aside $3 billion to $5 billion to pay for its expected Federal Trade Commission privacy violation fine, the company confirmed when releasing its first quarter financial results April 24, The New York Times reports.
Healthcare is becoming a bigger target for cyberattacks due to many reasons, such as the types of data stored and lack of spending on cybersecurity.
Although data breaches are rare, almost half – 44 percent – are caused by third-party vendors, according to an esentire survey.
The Department of Defense authorized vitals monitoring systems and an electrocardiography device from Hill-Rom, a global medical technology company, for use within the DOD healthcare system.
A British cyber-expert who was hailed for helping end the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 has agreed to plead guilty to unrelated malware and hacking charges, NBC News reports.