A data breach tied to a former business partner of St. Louis-based Ascension compromised the information of 437,329 individuals. Ascension reported the breach to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, which listed the incident on its public breach portal. The…
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An Indiana health system says the data of 263,000 individuals was affected when Oracle Health was hacked in early 2025. Terre Haute-based Union Health started notifying affected individuals in April that it had been contacted earlier in the year by…
A Georgia hospital has defeated a class-action lawsuit over the use of data-tracking tools on its websites, Law.com reported. A state court granted Moultrie, Ga.-based Colquitt Regional Medical Center’s motion to dismiss the complaint, which alleged the hospital unlawfully collected…
Healthcare CIOs are grappling with tight budgets leading 71% of them to report their intent to seek alternative labor solutions for top priorities such as cybersecurity services. Virtual Chief Information Security Officers (vCISOs) offer a pragmatic solution for organizations seeking…
Ascension, based in St. Louis, is notifying patients that some personal information was exposed following a security incident involving a former business partner. The breach affects patients from Ascension care sites in Alabama, Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee and Texas, according to…
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Ransomware attacks on the healthcare industry are continuing to rise, with 550 attacks recorded in 2024 — a 21% increase from 454 in 2023, according to an April 28 report from global cybersecurity firm NCC Group. The company surveyed 402…
Healthcare data breaches continue to mount. Here are five things to know from Verizon Business’ 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, released April 23: 1. Healthcare had 1,542 data breaches from late 2023 to late 2024, an increase from the year…
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health reported to the HHS data breach portal that a cybersecurity incident in March affected 5,556,702 individuals. The health system detected unusual activity on its IT systems March 8. An investigation revealed that an unauthorized third…
March recorded 58 large healthcare data breaches — the lowest total for the month since 2022, HIPAA Journal reported April 23. The publication analyzed data from the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights. Here are five things to know:
Hackers accessed 67,000 files at Starkville, Miss.-based OCH Regional Medical Center after gaining access to its network, the hospital said. The unauthorized individuals breached the network Sept. 6, 2023, before the hospital discovered the incident Sept. 14, 2023, and cut…