Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health is notifying patients whose information may have been affected by a January data breach.
Category: cybersecurity
FDA seeks input on new medical device cybersecurity guidance
The Food and Drug Administration released a new draft guidance April 7 on cybersecurity considerations for medical device makers submitting material for pre-market review.
HHS seeks feedback on hospital cybersecurity practices
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking input on the security practices currently being employed by healthcare-covered entities and business associates.
Hackers expose 4,000 Englewood Health patients’ data
Englewood (N.J.) Health suffered a data breach in February that exposed 3,901 patients’ information, the system said in a statement sent to Becker’s on April 6.
Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget: Which funds are going to cybersecurity?
President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, issued March 28, seeks hundreds of billions of dollars for cybersecurity measures. Here is a breakdown of the nine key budget requests that involve cybersecurity:
Phishing attack exposes 54K patient records at West Virginia hospital
Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center notified patients of a January phishing incident that affected 54,000 individuals.
FBI warns of ransomware attacks on healthcare, public services
The FBI warned March 30 of ransomware attacks on local government agencies, which have resulted in disrupted operational services, risks to public safety and financial loss.
Ciox Health data breach exposed PHI of 1,300 Catholic Health patients
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health issued a warning March 30 that an email breach has exposed the personal health information of 1,300 patients.
Nearly 1M health records breached in March: 5 biggest cyberattacks
In March, 26 organizations reported to HHS that 991,338 individuals were affected by data breaches.
Ransomware group claims to have stolen 850,000 patient records from California insurer
The Hive ransomware group posted on its darkweb site that it has stolen 850,000 patient records from the Partnership HealthPlan of California, VentureBeat reported March 29.
