Dozens of healthcare providers and health plans were affected by a data breach involving printing and mailing vendor OneTouchPoint.
Category: cybersecurity
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.
Healthcare ransomware attacks up 328%
Healthcare ransomware attacks jumped 328 percent in the second quarter of this year, despite a drop in the attacks globally, according to the 2022 midyear update of the “SonicWall Cyber Threat Report.”
Phishing attack affects 8,000 Allegheny Health Network patients
Allegheny Health Network notified patients July 29 about a May phishing attack that compromised the protected health information of 8,000 patients.
Does ‘Unjected’ Dating Website For ‘Covid-19 Unvaccinated’ Leave Data Exposed?
The website claims that it has “features to help you find love with mRNA free partners” and can help you “Find friendships with those who truly understand ‘what’s really going on.’”
Idaho hospital’s vendor data breach affects 31,573 patients
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System notified patients of a May data breach at its billing services vendor that compromised the protected health information of 31,573 patients, Boise Dev reported July 27.
Data breaches cost health systems more than $10M each
The average cost of a data breach for a healthcare organization is $10.1 million, according to IBM’s annual cost of data breach report.
Massachusetts hospital sued for lost wages after Kronos ransomware attack
Plymouth, Mass.-based Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and human resources management company Ultimate Kronos Group are being sued for a December 2021 ransomware attack that compromised patients’ protected health information and a number of health system…
54% of healthcare organizations hit with cyberattacks in the last year, survey says
More than half of healthcare organizations have been targeted by hackers in the past year, with most organizations feeling ill-prepared for such attacks, according to a survey from digital security company SecureLink.
Hacker tries to access a North Carolina clinic’s computer system
Primary care practice Benson (N.C.) Health has provided notice of a cyberattack involving an unauthorized party trying to access Benson Health’s network.
