Cybersecurity

Valley Professionals Community Health Center, a federally qualified health center headquartered in Cayuga, Ind., is notifying patients of a potential data breach involving their protected health information.

Medical images are becoming more susceptible to targeted cyberattacks as artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, according to a perspective piece in Medscape.

Faben Obstetrics and Gynecology in Jacksonville, Fla., reported a ransomware attack affecting 6,092 patients to HHS' Office for Civil Rights.

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

UnitedHealthcare will no longer share its claims data with the Health Care Cost Institute, the Politico Morning eHealth newsletter reports.

A global ransomware attack could cost the U.S. economy up to $89 billion, according to a new report from the Cyber Risk Management project.

Integrity House, a nonprofit substance use disorder treatment facility in Newark, N.J., is notifying 7,206 of its patients of a data security incident after a number of business computers and tablets were stolen from its offices in November.

Apple is working to correct a bug in its FaceTime app that could allow callers to remotely tap into another user's microphone even if that user hasn't picked up the call, CNBC reports.

Verity Health System, a six-hospital system in Redwood City, Calif., is notifying an undisclosed number of individuals to a potential exposure of their protected health information stemming from three incidents.

Critical Care, Pulmonary and Sleep Associates in Lakewood, Colo., notified 23,377 patients about a potential exposure of their protected health information after an unauthorized individual gained access to an employee's email account.