Health data breaches continue to plague the healthcare sector, leading to EHR downtime and patient data leaks. While ransomware and phishing are obvious threats to the healthcare sector, instances of...
Chief information security officers (CISOs) across a variety of industries, including healthcare, cited ransomware as their current top concern, according to research conducted by CISOs Connect,...
Hospitals and health systems continue to face an overwhelming amount of cyberattacks, spoofing and phishing incidents, and breaches resulting from unauthorized email access.
Threat actors such as...
Customers regularly provide their heart rate, weight, height, sleep, fertility, and other sensitive medical data to health apps. But while standard healthcare providers are beholden to HIPAA, health...
As COVID-19 continues to overwhelm providers across the country, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting smaller facilities with sophisticated healthcare ransomware attacks that cause EHR downtime...
Recent data breaches continue to show the growing prevalence of Hive ransomware and other hacking groups as they continue to infiltrate the networks of US healthcare providers.
High-profile...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement emphasizing that health apps and connected device companies must comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule. The rule requires vendors...
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to close gaps and mitigate risks in the healthcare cybersecurity space, a new report by The Economist Intelligence Unit sponsored by law firm Pillsbury Winthrop...
The maker of an airway clearance device is notifying an estimated 47,000 individuals of a data breach that is impacting their protected health information (PHI.)
Electromed,...
Memorial Health System suffered a cyberattack which is causing cancellations of services for patients and emergency room diversions.
Memorial Health System announced...
Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital (LIJFH) notified patients of a data breach exposing their protected health information (PHI). The PHI had been exposed...
Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America’s third-party vendor experienced a cyberattack that impacted individuals protected health information...
The medical industry saw a spike in healthcare data breaches due to increased cyber vulnerabilities, according to a new report.
The 2021 Identity Breach...
Several Illinois healthcare, nursing and rehabilitation centers are feeling the impact of a malware attack that exposed both staff and patients’ protected health information (PHI.)
Dynamic...
A student health insurance plan, which provides services to over 230 higher education institutions nationwide, is the victim of an email phishing attack that led to the breach of...
One Texas county is reporting a data breach that is impacting the protected health information (PHI) of 26,000 patients of the county jail’s healthcare...
Orlando Family Physicians is notifying patients of a recent cyberattack that is impacting their protected health information (PHI.)
The data breach impacts 447,426...
