The FBI issued a warning May 25 that Russian hackers infected hundreds of thousands of home and office routers with malware, which could collect user information or shut down network access, according to Reuters.
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Humana is notifying an undisclosed number of members their protected information may be jeopardized after its technology team determined several calls to its automated 1-800 numbers were "suspicious," according to a notice posted by the office of the Vermont Attorney…
The Health Information Trust Alliance, a security and privacy standards development and accreditation organization, released a certification program for a national cybersecurity framework May 22.
The vast majority (77 percent) of healthcare IT professionals are very concerned about a cyberattack striking their organization, according to a recent survey commissioned by Imperva, a cybersecurity firm.
In a recent press release, Black Book Market Research LLC, a leading healthcare and public opinion research company, ranked Fortified Health Security as the top cybersecurity services and solutions vendor in its medical device and internet of things (IoT) category.
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Ipswich Hospital in England reportedly disciplined two staff members who accessed Ed Sheeran's patient information without a legitimate reason, according to the BBC.
HHS' Office for Civil Rights is planning to issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in November to get the public's input on a policy change that would share HIPAA settlements with the victims of their respective data breaches, according…
South Bend, Ind.-based Allied Physicians of Michiana is recovering from a May 17 ransomware attack involving the SamSam variant.
Eighty percent of companies worldwide plan to cut down on the amount of personal data they collect ahead of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect May 25, according to an IBM survey released May 16.
IBM released an advisory to employees worldwide banning the use of removable storage devices, The Register reports.