Category: cybersecurity

VUMC sounds alarm on 'vishing' attacks

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is alerting its employees to the rising threat of “vishing,” a form of AI-generated voice phishing.

CMS contractor fined $300K for screenshot breach

A Medicare contractor agreed to pay a $306,722 fine for not securing screenshots of patient data.

CMS contractor fined $300K for screenshot breach

A Medicare contractor agreed to pay a $306,722 fine for not securing screenshots of patient data.

Hacker stole files from Boston Children's Health Physicians network after IT vendor breach

Boston Children’s Health Physicians reported patient data exposure after a third party vendor suffered a data breach.

2 men charged with Cedars-Sinai cyberattack

A federal grand jury indicted two Sudanese nationals for cyberattacks including a 2024 hack of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai.

Hackers using 'password spraying' to target healthcare: Report

Iranian hackers are increasingly targeting healthcare organizations, using “brute force” and password spraying attacks to compromise user accounts and gain unauthorized access to sensitive systems. 

Change Healthcare cyberattack costs to reach $2.87B

The costs of the Change Healthcare cyberattack continue to grow for parent company UnitedHealth Group.

RCM company's partner hacked, exposes nearly 400,000 patients' info: 4 notes

Thousands of patients’ data was exposed by a data breach involving a partner of revenue cycle management company Gryphon Healthcare.

California hospital notifies 108,149 patients of data breach

Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center is notifying 108,149 individuals that their protected health information may have been exposed in a 2023 data breach. 

Texas health system restores EHR after cyberattack

Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System has restored its EHR more than two weeks after a cyberattack.