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.
Category: cybersecurity
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.
Email accident exposes info of 1,178 ProMedica patients
Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica reported that an email that was misrouted in May exposed the protected health information of 1,178 patients, according to WTVG 13, an ABC affiliate.
US to return $500K healthcare providers paid in ransom to North Korea hackers
The federal government recovered $500,000 that two hospitals paid as ransom to North Korean hackers and plans to return the funds, according to a July 19 U.S. Justice Department statement.
BJC HealthCare to spend $2.7M to boost email security, settles breach suit
St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve allegations that its poor cybersecurity led to a May 2020 phishing attack that compromised sensitive patient data.
iPad stolen from Kaiser Permanente hospital had info of 75,000 patients
An iPad with protected health information was stolen from Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in May, according to a July 17 report from City News Service of Southern California.
Physician accused of HIPAA breach after exiting practice for telehealth startup
Washington, D.C.-based Foxhall OB/GYN Associates accused Sharon Malone, MD, a former owner and physician at the practice, of taking patient information with her when she exited the practice to join telehealth startup Alloy, The Washington Examiner repo…
Nearly 2 million patients affected in collection agency data breach
A bill collector fell victim to a ransomware attack in February, potentially exposing the health information of more than 1.9 million patients, the federal government reported.
