Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

The most common cybersecurity vulnerability among medical devices relates to user authentication, which is often the first line of defense against a hacker, according to a MedCrypt report.

Intel Corp. has identified three more possible flaws to some of its microprocessors that could enable hackers to gain access to certain data from computer memory, Reuters reports.

Austin, Texas-based MedSpring Urgent Care, which operates urgent care centers in five Midwestern and Southern states, is notifying 13,034 patients seen at its Illinois facilities about a potential data breach resulting from an employee who fell victim to an email…

Two key laws govern patient privacy in the U.S. — HIPAA and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

Researchers from cybersecurity company McAfee found a way to modify patients' heart rate data displayed on a central monitoring station, which they detailed in an Aug. 11 report.

An independent cybersecurity researcher in Europe said he discovered an online database that exposed the personal information of 2.3 million patients in Mexico, according to Infosecurity Magazine.

Researchers at Israeli IT security company Check Point Software Technologies have identified a major vulnerability in fax machines that could allow hackers to tap into a company's network and steal sensitive files, CNBC reports.

A team of cybersecurity researchers found almost 30 bugs in OpenEMR's software, which left millions of patients' medical records vulnerable to hackers, BBC reports.

A bug in setup tools for some Mac laptops has the potential to allow a "well-funded, motivated" hacker to compromise the device the first time it connects to Wi-Fi, Wired reports.

Nearly 3.14 million patient records were breached during 142 incidents disclosed during the second quarter of 2018, according to a Protenus report.