Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

Allscripts clients had a tough time operating this week after the EHR vendor was hit with ransomware nearly eight days ago, and now one of those users is seeking damages for itself and others, according to court documents.

Facebook quietly hired its first-ever director of cybersecurity policy this month, according to CyberScoop.

SamSam, a ransomware variant used extensively in attacks on healthcare providers, recently resurfaced in a slightly different form, taking down systems at hospitals and businesses, including EHR vendor Allscripts.

The newest moonshot from Google's parent company Alphabet is breaking into cybersecurity with big ambitions, according to CNBC.

The Allscripts ransomware attack has forced some physicians to temporarily close up shop, according to News 5 Cleveland.

CMS will share its data analytics tools and best practices for preventing medical claims fraud, waste and abuse with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the agencies announced Jan. 23.

Lawmakers in North Carolina recently introduced a bill that would require organizations to notify consumers of a data breach in just 15 days after discovery, according to The National Law Review.

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Pedes Orange County, a clinic that shares its facility with another medical group to conduct surgical procedures, notified 917 patients after a physician accessed its EMR database without permission and disclosed the materials to their attorney in…

Six days after ransomware took down Allscripts' cloud-hosted applications, the EHR vendor is still recovering, a company spokeswoman told Becker's Hospital Review.

Nearly 5.6 million patient records were breached during 477 incidents documented in 2017, up from 450 incidents in 2016 that compromised 27 million patient records, according to a Protenus report.