Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

Texas is launching a new initiative aimed at getting high school girls interested in cybersecurity, according to EdScoop.

Pascagoula, Miss.-based Singing River Health System fended off hackers who attempted to launch a cyberattack on its computer systems Jan. 15, according to WLOX.

Bitcoin fell below $12,000 Tuesday, reaching a new six-week low, according to CNBC.

Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health is notifying 1,309 patients who visited the hospital between Feb. 10, 2016, and May 7, 2017, that an emergency department nurse accessed their health records without a medical reason to do so, a hospital spokesman confirmed…

Greenfield, Ind.-based Hancock Health paid hackers a $55,000 ransom after files on part of its network were locked Thursday, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review. 

Chief Information Security Officers are becoming increasingly worried about the possibility of their companies experiencing a cyberattack in 2018, according to a recent survey commissioned by cybersecurity firm Opus and the Ponemon Institute.

Elizabeth, W. Va.-based Coplin Health Systems is notifying roughly 43,000 patients after a hospital issued laptop was stolen from an employee's car in early November.

After taking a brief hiatus from accepting bitcoin payments on its Windows and Xbox online stores, Microsoft is welcoming the option back, Fortune reports.

Ethereum, a digital currency similar to bitcoin, hit a new record high Wednesday at $1,417.38, climbing more than 60 percent in one week, according to CNBC.

Though 20 percent of RNs claim their facilities experienced a data breach, only a quarter of them have seen changes in the way their companies handle data security and patient privacy over the past year, according to a survey administered by…