Category: cybersecurity

Ohio data breach affects nearly 30,000 patients

Nearly 30,000 patients were affected by a data breach at an Ohio community mental health center.

4 recent HIPAA enforcement actions

Four healthcare providers were recently found to be in violation of HIPAA, according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

New Jersey health system notifies patients of data breach

Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care notified patients about a data breach that may have compromised the protected health information of some patients. 

Health plan faces lawsuit after 850,000 patients hacked

A California health plan is facing a class-action lawsuit after a data breach that reportedly affected more than 850,000 patients.

Health systems mostly attacked for financial reasons, report finds

The top motivation of healthcare cyberattacks was financial, comprising 95 percent of hacking incidents, according to a May 24 Verizon data breach report.

Indiana health system notifies patients of data breach

Seymour, Ind.-based Schneck Medical Center notified patients that a data breach has exposed some of their personal health information. 

Cybersecurity experts explore ways to strengthen cybersecurity in healthcare

Cybersecurity experts testified at a May 18 senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing that cybersecurity training and advocacy was needed to strengthen cybersecurity in healthcare. 

Atrium Health part of $200M cybersecurity funding round

Atrium Health’s venture capital arm is among the funders pouring more than $200 million into a cybersecurity company’s expansion.

Washington University School of Medicine notifies patients of data breach

St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine notified patients that a data breach had potentially exposed some of their personal health information.

HHS sounds alarm on cyber groups linked to Russian intelligence agencies

Four Russian-affiliated organizations are posing a threat to U.S. healthcare organizations and the public health sector, according to an alert issued May 19 by the HHS Cybersecurity Program.