Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

A slew of Facebook employees had access to anywhere between 200 million and 600 million user passwords, dating back to 2012, according to cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs and reported by CNBC.

The FDA issued a safety communication alert on March 21 warning healthcare providers and individuals with Medtronic cardiac defibrillators of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the devices' wireless technology.

Medical device and software developer Zoll is notifying 277,319 patients of a security incident that put their personal and medical information at risk.

Cybersecurity issues are increasingly prevalent in medical devices as the tools being developed are more connected to software. These developers are turning to the FDA to develop guidance, according to Bloomberg Law.

CEOs were more likely to receive pay raises after their firms suffered a cybersecurity breach, according to a Warwick Business School study.

Mississippi is preparing an antitrust case against Google over the tech giant's control of consumer data and the privacy practices it uses to protect it, according to CNBC.

Change Healthcare and the HealthCare Executive Group have published the ninth annual Industry Pulse Survey report.

Officials within Arizona's Medicaid program reportedly sent personal health information of 3,146 patients to incorrect home addresses, according to AZ Central.

A fax server error within Meditab, a company that develops software for EHRs, left thousands of physicians’ notes and patient information vulnerable for anyone to access, according to TechCrunch.

St. Joseph, Mich.-based Spectrum Health Lakeland is the latest healthcare provider who was affected by a vendor data breach that touched thousands of patients across the state, according to The Herald-Palladium.