A data breach at Staten Island, N.Y.-based Richmond University Medical Center has potentially exposed sensitive personal and health information of 674,033 individuals.
Cybersecurity
Healthcare organizations are ramping up their cybersecurity defenses, with a growing focus on third-party risk management, network security and proactive infrastructure improvements, a Jan. 2 report from KLAS found.
Watsonville Community Hospital in California has fully restored access to its IT network after a cyberattack in late November forced the facility to adopt downtime procedures.
Staffing shortages have been identified as the top cybersecurity challenge facing healthcare organizations, a Jan. 2 report from KLAS found.
El Paso, Texas-based Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare has revealed that patient records were inappropriately accessed and potentially disclosed by a former employee over a two-year period, from Jan. 1, 2018, to March 12, 2021.
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Hackers targeted healthcare organizations with ransom demands ranging from $4,000 to $10 million, according to Comparitech.
Ransomware attacks have imposed significant financial burdens on U.S. healthcare providers, with an estimated $21.9 billion lost to downtime alone since 2018, according to Comparitech.com.
Healthcare continued to be plagued by hackers and data leaks in 2024, with the industry experiencing its largest-ever cyberattack in February.
College Hospital Costa Mesa reported that 591 individuals were affected by a data breach of its IT systems on Sept. 17.
HHS plans to modify HIPAA to better safeguard the healthcare industry from hackers.