Columbus, Ga.-based Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital is investigating a cyberattack, its CEO said June 30.
Category: cybersecurity
Fines for non-compliance a top concern of hospital information leaders
The threat of being fined or penalized for regulatory non-compliance is a top concern regarding the ability to safeguard health system data for more than 4 in 10 hospitals, according to a WBR Insights June 2022 report.
15 Million Downloaded Pregnancy Trackers That May Give Data To Cops Without A Warrant—Should You Worry?
A Forbes analysis of two pregnancy and ovulation trackers owned by a $3.6 billion media conglomerate show they reserve the right to share data with law enforcement at their discretion. Privacy activists want such companies to do more to protect users i…
Data of 763 patients at risk after laptop stolen from Seattle clinic
UW Medicine notified patients that a laptop containing patient protected health information was stolen from its Seattle, Wash.-based UWMC-Northwest Neurology Clinic in April.
Alabama hospital’s ED logs found at residential apartment
Birmingham, Ala.-based Grandview Medical Center notified patients that the hospital’s emergency department activity logs were taken in an April data breach, which may have exposed their protected health information.
Avera, Newman Regional + more affected by the MCG Health data breach
A growing number of hospitals and health systems, including Avera and Newman Regional, have been affected by a March 25 data breach on clinical guidance software vendor MCG Health.
Atrium notifies patients of phishing attack
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health notified patients that an April phishing attack on its home health service may have exposed their protected health information.
Health systems want the government to help ‘shoulder the burden’ of cyberattacks
Cyberattacks on healthcare entities boomed during the pandemic, and health systems are now turning to the federal government to provide more security for what they consider critical national infrastructure, Politico reported June 22.
UNC Lenoir Health Care becomes 3rd health system affected by vendor data breach
Kinston, N.C.-based UNC Lenoir Health Care notified patients of a data breach that occured at its clinical guidance software vendor, which has exposed the protected health information of patients at its health system, Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health and S…
Texas Tech Health Science Center’s vendor breach affects 1.2 million patients
Texas Tech University Health Science Center notified patients of a data breach that occured at its eye care software vendor, which has potentially exposed the protected health information of more than 1.2 million patients, NewsChannel 10 reported June …
