Small Healthcare Practices More Vulnerable to Data Breaches, Cyberattacks
Over 20 percent of small healthcare organizations surveyed by Software Advice reported experiencing a data breach. However, 46 percent of those breaches could be blamed on human error. The survey...Oklahoma City Indian Clinic Cyberattack Causes Pharmacy Disruptions
Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC) experienced a cyberattack that has disabled certain pharmacy services indefinitely, a statement on its website explained. A post on the clinic’s Twitter...Health Plans, Laboratories, Health Departments Hit by Healthcare Data Breaches
Healthcare data breaches continue to impact hospitals and health systems, but cyberattacks at health plans and specialty clinics are also increasing as threat actors set their sights on smaller and...Senators Introduce Healthcare Cybersecurity Act
Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the bipartisan Healthcare Cybersecurity Act (S.3904), shortly after President Biden warned all critical infrastructure sectors to harden...Scripps Health Faces Lawsuit Over Kronos Data Breach
Employees proposed a class-action lawsuit against Scripps Health, alleging that the San Diego health system failed to accurately log employee hours in the aftermath of the Kronos data breach in...NJ Dialysis Center, Neurosurgery Practice Both Face Cyberattacks
Two New Jersey-based healthcare organizations fell victim to separate cyberattacks that potentially resulted in protected health information (PHI) exposure. In 2021, Critical Insight observed a...Healthcare Cyberattacks Impact Benefit Plans, Safety-Net Clinic
Healthcare cyberattacks continue to plague the sector as threat actors find new targets and tactics. Along with targeting large hospitals, threat actors are increasingly aiming their attacks at smaller...East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Experiencing Security Issue
East Tennessee Children's Hospital (ETCH) fell victim to an "information technology security issue" on March 13, a notice on its website stated. At the time of publication, the children's...Labette Health, Capital Region Medical Center Confirm Data Breaches
Both Labette Health and Capital Region Medical Center (CRMC) confirmed healthcare data breaches that occurred late last year. The breaches both resulted in potential protected health information (PHI)...Logan Health Faces Lawsuit in Wake of Hacking Incident
A victim of a November hacking incident against Logan Health Medical Center recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the Montana medical center, alleging negligence and invasion of privacy. Logan...CO Hospital Suffers Email Data Breach, 52K Impacted
Colorado hospital Montrose Regional Health fell victim to an email data breach that went undetected from August to October 2021 and impacted 52,632 individuals. In a notice on its website, Montrose...Duncan Regional Hospital Data Breach Impacts 92K
Oklahoma-based Duncan Regional Hospital (DRH) suffered a data breach in January 2022 that impacted over 92,000 individuals, according to the Maine Attorney General’s Office. The not-for-profit...Sponsored by SecureLink
