Baton Rouge, La.-based General Health System, which operates Baton Rouge General Medical Center, has confirmed that unauthorized individuals gained access to its network and exfiltrated files containing patient data.
Category: cybersecurity
Top 10 states where your medical data is most likely to be breached
While states like California, Texas and Florida most often experience healthcare data breaches — not surprising given their size — Indiana leads the way based on the number of incidents per capita, according to an Aug. 24 report by researcher Comparite…
Talent shortage makes health systems more susceptible to cyberattacks
As healthcare cybersecurity risks continue to rise, health systems are struggling to arm themselves due to a job shortage in healthcare workers, VentureBeat reported Aug. 23.
5 largest medical data breaches since 2009
The healthcare industry has been a favorite target of hackers, with nearly 5,000 data breaches affecting more than 342 million medical records since 2009, according to an Aug. 24 analysis by researcher Comparitech.
Russian ransomware gang targeting healthcare organizations
Russian hackers, known as the Karakurt gang, have targeted at least four healthcare organizations in the last three months, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned Aug. 24.
Nate Lesser, CISO at Children’s National Hospital, on the future of healthcare cybersecurity
From increased collaboration with healthcare organizations to more combinations of security operations centers, Nate Lesser, CISO at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital, made four predictions about what the future of healthcare cybersec…
Dermatology office settles with HHS for $300K after specimen containers found in trash
Springfield, Mass.-based New England Dermatology & Laser Center has paid $300,640 in a settlement over claims that it improperly disposed of specimen containers labeled with patient health information, the HHS Office of Civil Rights said in an Aug. 23 …
Healthcare interoperability platform data breach affects nearly 97,000 patients
A hacking incident involving Onyx Technologies, a company that specializes in healthcare data exchange, affected 96,814 patients, the firm notified the HHS Office of Civil Rights on Aug. 12.
Ransomware attack hits more than 59,000 patients at Vermont health center
A Vermont health center recently experienced a ransomware attack that affected 59,381 patients, it reported Aug. 11 to the HHS Office of Civil Rights.
Hackers plan to post PHI stolen from Texas hospital on the dark web
Hackers threatened to post patient information stolen from Methodist McKinney (Texas) Hospital and two surgery centers on the dark web, according to CBS Dallas Fort Worth.
