Hackers assemble in plain sight on Facebook, where they trade ideas, stories and stolen credit card information in groups dedicated to cybercrime, according to a blog from Cisco Talos Intelligence Group, a commercial threat intelligence group.
The Veterans Health Administration is notifying 4,882 veterans who were treated at the Martinsburg (W.Va.) VA Medical Center that their personal health information may have been mailed out in letters to other patients, according to a news release emailed to…
An information network allowing hospitals in Skagit County, Wash., to securely share patient records was temporarily closed in March, leaving the organizations to resort to fax while the terms of a new agreement are negotiated, local news outlet GoSkagit.com reports.
Apple is likely to emerge as the leader in consumer healthcare, according to analysts from Morgan Stanley, who projected the tech firm's healthcare revenues to hit anywhere from $15 billion to $313 billion by 2027, Bloomberg reports.
Since 2014, more than 1.4 million Texans have had their health records stolen, making hospitals in the state most at-risk for cyberattacks, according to data from HHS and cited by Texas Public Radio.
Health insurer Centene has pledged $100 million to Washington University in St. Louis to advance research on personalized treatments for conditions like Alzheimer's, breast cancer, diabetes and obesity.
