The federal Office for Civil Rights reached 10 settlements resolving HIPAA violations and one judgment in 2018, bringing in a record $28.7 million in fines.
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.
Apple released an update that fixes a bug in its FaceTime app, which had allowed callers to remotely tap into another user's microphone — even if that user hadn't picked up the call, according to CNBC.
An NBC affiliate in Florida reports that trash strewn along a local road included medical records and other personal, sensitive documents.
Nearly 24,000 patients may have had their protected health information breached in a recent hacking IT incident at Dr. DeLuca & Dr. Marciano Eye Associates, the Prospect, Conn.-based optometry practice reported to HHS' Office for Civil Rights Jan. 25.
Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston, S.C., posted a notice to its website Jan. 29, warning patients about a potential compromise of their protected health information.
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Clearwater and Digital Reasoning entered into a three-year strategic cyber risk services partnership that will focus on enhancing the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare.
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.