Category: cybersecurity

Los Angeles-based Regal Medical Group and its affiliates are facing multiple lawsuits over a ransomware attack that affected 3.3 million of their patients, HIPAA Journal reported.

A lawsuit alleges that Mena Regional Health System had inadequate cybersecurity practices in place when a November data breach compromised the protected health information of 84,814 people. 

Providence is building a global IT enterprise by employing thousands of people in Hyderabad, India, to support the U.S.-based operations for multiple functions, including cybersecurity.

Russian-backed ransomware gang Clop poses a major threat to the healthcare and public health sector as it has allegedly attacked Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Co…

The Los Angeles School District is admitting that Russian-speaking ransomware gang Vice Society published the psychological records of 2,000 students, including 60 current students, to the dark web, The 74 reported Feb. 23.

A report from cybersecurity company Cynet found that 94 percent of chief information security officers suffer from work-related stress, with 65 percent saying the stress compromises their ability to protect their organizations from attacks.

HIPAA-covered organizations reported 609 breaches in 2021, down 7 percent from 2020, according to a new report from the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights. 

Tallahassee, Fla.-based HCA Florida Capital Hospital served a record number of patients during the Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare IT security incident. 

Freehold, N.J.-based CentraState Medical Center is facing a lawsuit for a December ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information of 671,000 patients, nj.com reported Feb. 20.

In 2022, the number of patient records breached increased by 18 percent compared to 2021 to 59.7 million, according to a new report from healthcare analytics company Protenus Breach Barometer.