The ransomware variant SamSam has helped cyberattackers steal $5.9 million from victims since it first made rounds in late 2015, according to research from IT security company Sophos.

Startup DefinedCrowd has raised $11.8 million in venture capital funding, with help from major corporations like Mastercard, Amazon and Sony, according to The Seattle Times.

Verana Health, developer of a specialty data and analytics platform, received $30 million in Series C financing and appointed Miki Kapoor president and CEO.

Microsoft selected Numbers4Health as one of the winners of its third annual Airband Grant Fund. Numbers4Health is a startup providing telehealth tools and solutions in rural areas.

Shortly after reports emerged detailing numerous shortcomings with IBM's Watson for Oncology platform, the company is modifying the artificial intelligence-powered software, STAT reports.

Myndshft Technologies — a healthcare technology company working at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence — is set to introduce its new end-to-end healthcare claims management solution Sept. 19 to Sept. 22 at Becker's Hospital Review 4th Annual Health…

MDLive recently closed a $50 million financing round, the Sunrise, Fla.-based telehealth company confirmed Aug. 1.

A Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society subsidiary recognized Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System for its work advancing its EMR.

Kumar Chellapilla, the head of machine intelligence for self-driving vehicles at Uber, is leaving for a similar role at Lyft, according to The Information.

A Government Accountability Office report found that HHS and CMS, among other federal agencies, have failed to properly protect users' data.