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.
Category: cybersecurity
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.
UPMC begins payments to 66,000 employees affected by 2014 data breach
On March 31, UPMC will begin making payments to 66,000 employees who were victims of a 2014 data breach, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.
Russian-affiliated hackers planned to attack 400 US hospitals in 2020
A chatroom run by a group of Russian-affiliated hackers detailed plans in 2020 to attack and disable 400 U.S. hospitals, The Wall Street Journal reported March 29.
NATO involvement in Russian invasion of Ukraine could trigger cyberattack against US healthcare industry
The healthcare industry could become the target of Russian cyberattacks if NATO becomes involved in the war in Ukraine, Politico reported March 27.
