Category: cybersecurity

Kaiser Permanente is notifying 69,589 patients of a data breach that occurred when someone accessed an employee’s emails.

Cybersecurity experts say that the two biggest threats to healthcare cybersecurity are insider threats and ransomware. 

Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center notified patients about a ransomware attack that forced the hospital offline and potentially exposed the protected health information of patients. 

The U.S. government has dismantled a dark web operation that sold Americans’ personal information.

The HHS Cybersecurity Program issued a warning June 2 about dangerous malware Emotet, which is responsible for a majority of malware infections at healthcare organizations.

While large-scale cyberattacks on healthcare organizations often make the headlines, there have been a series of smaller data breaches in recent weeks, showing the increased prevalence of cybersecurity incidents in the sector overall.

A medical device company has issued a high-priority security warning about some of its products.

Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System reported that a data breach has potentially exposed the protected health information of 90,000 patients. 

BJC HealthCare notified patients about a data breach that may have compromised the protected health information of some patients at its affiliated hospitals and service organizations.