In 2023, healthcare organizations will see some of the most “catastrophic” cybersecurity attacks due to constraints on resources needed to implement better security, SC Media reported Dec. 2.
Category: cybersecurity
Hacker steals data of nearly 70,000 patients from Texas health system
Dalhart, Texas-based Dallam Hartley Counties Hospital District said a hacker stole the data of nearly 70,000 of its patients.
CommonSpirit says hackers accessed patient medical records from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Chicago-based CommonSpirit said during its Oct. 2 ransomware attack, an unauthorized third party gained access to files containing patients’ personal information from one of its affiliates, Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
VA failed to protect 500,000 employees’ COVID-19 vaccination data
The Department of Veterans Affairs admitted it failed to protect the COVID-19 vaccination status data for about 500,000 of its employees after a spreadsheet containing the information was improperly shared in October 2021, FedScoop reported Nov. 3…
Employee inappropriately accessed Nevada hospital’s EHR system
An employee of University Medical Center of Southern Nevada inappropriately accessed its EHR system, allowing the individual to gain access to 1,861 patients medical records.
Arkansas health system suffers data breach; 85K patients impacted
Mena (Ark.) Regional Health System is notifying patients that an unauthorized party has accessed its systems and removed a limited number of files that may have contained their personal information.
Report: CommonSpirit Health hospitals in Texas plan to recoup $7K they overpaid employees amid ransomware attack
Employees of Houston-based St. Luke’s Health say they are being asked to repay the health system after they were overpaid during the ransomware attack against its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, Fox 26 Houston reported Nov. 29.
40M patient records have been stolen, exposed due to EHR security vulnerabilities
Security vulnerabilities in EHR systems have caused more than 40 million Americans’ medical records to have been stolen or exposed this year, USA Today reported Nov. 29.
Healthcare data breaches have doubled in 3 years: 5 things to know
In the last three years, the volume and frequency of healthcare data breaches have nearly doubled, from 368 in 2018 to 715 in 2021, BankInfoSecurity reported Nov. 23.
San Juan Regional Medical Center settles data breach lawsuit
Farmington, N.M.-based San Juan Regional Medical Center has agreed to settle a lawsuit regarding a Sept. 8, 2020, data breach that compromised the protected health information of patients, Top Class Action reported Nov. 23.
