Change Healthcare has mailed the first of what are likely to be millions of data breach notifications following a February ransomware attack.
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A ransomware group claimed that it stole 10 gigabytes of data from a Maine hospital, databreaches.net reported.
An organization that supplies blood to hundreds of hospitals in the Southeast is coming back online after a July 29 ransomware attack.
Hospitals continue to deal with the fallout of a ransomware attack on a large blood supplier.
A healthcare cybersecurity bill with bipartisan support has moved forward in the U.S. Senate.
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A ransomware attack has disrupted operations at OneBlood, a nonprofit blood donation center that serves hundreds of hospitals.
Federal lawsuits related to a data breach affecting more than 1 million Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger patients are expected to be consolidated into a class action, PennLive reported July 29.
Federal agencies are intensifying their efforts to crack down on foreign hackers targeting U.S. hospitals and health systems.
UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare has begun sending out letters to individuals affected by its Feb. 21 ransomware attack.
A former Kaiser Permanente employee inappropriately accessed the health system's EHR and may have viewed medical information and photos.