Category: cybersecurity

Illinois hospital data breach affects 248,000 patients

Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers disclosed a data breach that affected 248,943 patients, according to a filing with the Maine Attorney General.

Medical data breaches cost healthcare $39B: Report

From 2017 to July 2023, data breaches have cost healthcare organizations more than $39 billion, according to a new report from Comparitech. 

Jefferson Health says data drive with PHI went missing

Jefferson Health’s maintenance vendor informed the health system that a portable backup drive was missing from its DEXA scan device at its Jefferson Cherry Hill (N.J.) Hospital.

'Rapid and stupendous progress': HHS' new plan to fight cyberattacks

HHS rolled out a new project Aug. 17 to protect hospitals from the growing cybersecurity threat.

Johns Hopkins just a 'minor player' in the massive MOVEit breach

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Health System are facing up to seven lawsuits that allege that the organizations failed to protect patient information from Russian cyber group Clop, The Baltimore Banner reported Aug. 16. 

Add 1 more health system victim to massive hack

Parkersburg, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center is the latest health system caught up in a massive, worldwide data breach.

Prospect Medical hospitals still disrupted by cyberattack nearly 2 weeks later

Hospitals in multiple states continue to be disrupted by a ransomware attack on their parent company, Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings, nearly two weeks earlier.

St. Luke's boosts cybersecurity resilience

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network has achieved 73 percent in cost savings after replacing its legacy data security vendor with Rubrik.

Texas health center affected by MOVEit breach

Vecino Health Centers, based in Houston, was affected by the MOVEit cyberattack and is notifying patients affected by the breach.

ChristianaCare's CISO receives cybersecurity honor

Anahi Santiago, chief information security officer at Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare, received the Routhy Award, recognizing her success within cybersecurity.