Cybersecurity

Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center inadvertently exposed the names of 908 patients in a paper mailing announcing the retirement of a certified nurse practitioner at its Epilepsy Center.

Piles of patient records were found burning in a dumpster across the street from Atlanta-based Southside Medical Center, according to WSBTV.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Health Care Services sent letters to 971 patients alerting them of a recent data breach.

The National Institutes of Health should strengthen the information-security controls it has in place for sharing access to sensitive data, according to a report from the HHS' Office of Inspector General.

Blue Earth, Minn.-based United Hospital District is notifying 2,143 patients about a June 2018 phishing scheme.

Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is notifying 42,161 patients about an August 2017 data breach that may have exposed personal information.

The healthcare industry ranks eighth in data security performance compared to 18 other major industries, according to a report from SecurityScorecard.

Lawmakers in Maryland are considering legislation that would make ransomware attacks a crime punishable with prison time, BankInfoSecurity reports.

A cyberattack from another country is Americans' most common security concern, according to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center.

The American Medical Association penned a letter Feb. 8 to officials at HHS' Office for Civil Rights — the agency tasked with enforcing HIPAA — to recommend potential changes to the healthcare privacy law.