Human Error Accounts for Nearly One-Third of Healthcare Data Breaches
Most cybersecurity breaches are the result of phishing and business email attacks.
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Wannabe Ransomware Operators Arrested before Hospital Attacks
Law enforcement in Romania today arrested a group of individuals that were planning ransomware attacks against healthcare institutions in the country.
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Illinois Children’s Hospital Sued over Patient Information Breach
A mother is suing Lurie Children’s Hospital and two former employees who allegedly accessed the medical records of her 3-year-old daughter, who underwent a sexual abuse examination at the hospital…
Read More »Maze Ransomware Attack Will Cost Cognizant at Least $50m to $70m
A ransomware attack on IT services supplier Cognizant will cost the company between $50m and $70m over the next three months and it will incur further costs during the year…
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Department of Homeland Security Update: APT Groups Target Healthcare and Essential Services
This is a joint alert from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). CISA…
Read More »Maze Ransomware Hackers Post Patient Data Stolen from Two Providers
The notorious Maze ransomware hacking group has failed to follow through with their assurance the healthcare sector would be off-limits during the COVID-19 pandemic, by publishing data stolen from two…
Read More »OCR Issues Guidance on Covered Healthcare Providers and Restrictions on Media Access to Protected Health Information about Individuals in Their Facilities
May 5 the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued additional guidance reminding covered healthcare providers that the HIPAA Privacy Rule…
Read More »Thousands of Medical Records from CMS Hospitals Exposed after Tornado Touches Down
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems began notifying patients on April 23 that their protected health information may have been exposed after a March 3 tornado struck the building where up…
Read More »Ransomware Attackers Claim Three More Healthcare Victims
Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado is recovering from a ransomware attack that started on April 21, 2020.
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United States Attorney McSwain, FBI Warn of Potential for Videoconferencing Hacking during Coronavirus Pandemic
United States Attorney William M. McSwain warned the community about the potential for hackers to invade and disrupt videoconference meetings that are taking place as Americans use video-teleconferencing (VTC) platforms…
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