Los Angeles-based Regal Medical Group and its affiliated companies are notifying patients of a recent ransomware attack that compromised some of their confidential information, JDSupra reported Feb. 7.
Category: cybersecurity
Southern Colorado Hospital District employee email compromised by hackers
Springfield, Colo.-based Southeast Colorado Hospital District is notifying 1,435 patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised after an unauthorized party accessed one of its employee email accounts, JDSupra reporte…
Sharp HealthCare notifies patients of data breach
San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare is notifying patients that an unauthorized party has stolen files from its system after it took over the health system’s website server on Jan. 12.
FBI working with Florida hospital amid IT security event
The FBI is working with Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare as the health system deals with an IT security event that has taken its IT systems offline since last week, WCTV reported.
Hackers steal patient, employee files from California hospital
Hayward, Calif.-based St. Rose Hospital is notifying 501 patients and employees that some of their protected health information may have been stolen after an unauthorized user accessed its computer systems in November.
Phishing incident affects 300,000 individuals at Highmark Health
An email phishing incident may have compromised the protected health information of about 300,000 members of Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health, a spokesperson told Becker’s.
Cyberattacks on non-for-profit hospital websites won't lead to downgrades: Fitch
The recent attacks on U.S. hospitals and health system websites by Russian hacking group Killnet aren’t likely to cause downgrade ratings for non-for-profit hospitals and health systems, according to a Feb. 3 report from Fitch.
Tallahassee hospital still using paper records, diverting EMS patients after IT security event
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare said it is “making progress” from an IT security event that caused it to take its IT systems offline last week.
The unique challenges of cybersecurity at a children's hospital: Q&A with CISO Stoddard Manikin
A strong cybersecurity posture has become a top concern for healthcare executives in recent years, as massive systems suffer data breaches and cybercriminal organizations target healthcare organizations hoping for financial payout or to damage a geopol…
4 health systems facing lawsuits for data breaches
Several health systems have faced lawsuits regarding data breach incidents.
