Category: cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI alerted organizations to two malware threats that can destroy computer systems and render them inoperable.

In February, 26 organizations reported to HHS that 941,680 individuals were affected by data breaches.

The director of the Office for Civil Rights at HHS urged HIPAA-covered healthcare entities to patch up vulnerabilities that give hackers easy access to organization’s computer servers.

From unauthorized users accessing hospital networks to ransomware attacks, here are six cybersecurity issues that left 296,960 patients’ medical records vulnerable.

Mariposa, Calif.-based John C. Fremont Hospital found an IT employee’s login information listed for $800 on a hacking site, Forbes reported Feb. 23.

Cybercriminals are continuing to attack healthcare organizations at an alarming rate. These attacks bring negative consequences to healthcare systems’ operations and finances in several ways, one of them being data breach lawsuits.

As healthcare organizations faced an increase in cybersecurity threats, the HHS increased its efforts to support, inform and advise the healthcare industry of possible threats and how to amp up security measures.

Seattle-based Sea Mar Community Health Center is being sued after a data breach that compromised 688,000 patient records, in which a patient’s information was posted for sale on a data leak site.

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine notified 269 patients Feb. 22 that a newly hired employee accessed patient records without legitimate need.

Given the escalating likelihood of conflict in Ukraine and the high tensions between the U.S. and Russia, an increase in cyberattacks is almost imminent, the Harvard Business Review reported Feb. 21.