Category: cybersecurity

Over 50 percent of the most commonly used internet-connected hospital devices may become victims of cyberattacks, presenting new problems for healthcare organizations who need to keep their information safe, ScreenRant reported Jan. 20.

Annapolis, Md.-based Anne Arundel Medical Center’s owner, Luminis Health, informed patients Jan. 20 that their information may have been compromised, as an unauthorized party accessed its email system.

St. Paul, Minn.-based Entira Family Clinics notified patients Jan. 13 that a data security incident hit its cloud IT service provider, Netgain Technology, affecting approximately 200,000 patients.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned U.S. critical infrastructure organizations about a malware warning in Ukraine that could potentially threaten cybersecurity globally, the American Hospital Association reported Jan. 18.

The Russian Federal Security Service said Jan. 14 it shut down operations of REvil, one of the top ransomware gangs worldwide.

Software developers and tech firms including Google and Apple will meet with the Biden administration to discuss Log4j and how to make it more secure, according to a CNN report Jan. 13.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health is facing a potential class-action lawsuit after it notified about 1.35 million patients that their protected health information was exposed during an October cyberattack.

Westwood, Mass.-based Meditech has partnered with SecureLink, a critical access management company, to ensure patient health information remains safe in the wake of cyberattacks.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordinator Center warned the healthcare sector about a cybercrime group targeting the industry.

Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, a part of Trinity Health, recently notified patients of an October data breach that exposed patients’ protected health information.