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Category: cybersecurity
Baptist Health System, 4 other hospitals report patient information exposed in vendor email hack
Five hospitals were affected by a data breach involving revenue cycle management company Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions.
FBI thwarts cyberattack at Omaha hospital
The FBI was able to thwart a cyberattack at David City, Neb.-based Butler County Health Care Center after notifying them that their hospital was being targeted by a cybergroup, WOWT reported Aug. 10.
Hacker may have removed files with information on 18,000 MultiCare patients
More than 18,000 patients of Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System may have been affected by a data breach that targeted third-party post-acute care company Avamere Health Services.
Snooping employee accesses medical records at Vermont hospital
St. Albans, Vt.-based Northwestern Medical Center terminated an employee who accessed its EHR without authorization to obtain the protected health information of patients, Saint Albans Messenger reported Aug. 8.
California hospital system reaches $340K settlement over data breach
Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare System agreed to pay $340,000 as part of a class-action settlement over claims its security system did not protect patients from a data breach, according to court documents.
Central Maine Medical Center data breach affects 11,938 patients
Lewiston-based Central Maine Medical Center filed a data breach notice about a cyberattack that compromised the protected health information of 11,938 patients, JD Supra reported Aug. 1.
‘Code dark’: How Children’s National defends against cyberattacks
Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital has implemented a code that signals staff to unplug or turn off internet-connected devices to mitigate cyberattacks, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 3.
Kaiser Permanente, Geisinger among 37 organizations affected by vendor ransomware attack
Dozens of healthcare providers and health plans were affected by a data breach involving printing and mailing vendor OneTouchPoint.
First Choice patients’ data compromised in breach
Albuquerque, N.M.-based First Choice Community Healthcare notified patients Aug. 1 that a March data breach compromised the protected health information of patients.
