After a series of data breaches resulting from third-party MOVEit software, industry group Health 3rd Party Trust Initiative is getting together with hospitals to crack down on vendor breaches.
Category: cybersecurity
MOVEit breach compromises 34 million individuals' data, including health systems
The MOVEit data breach continues to take more victims across a variety of industries, including hospitals and health systems across the U.S., which is causing the number of individuals whose data has been stolen to rise to 34.5 million, TechCrunch repo…
Texas hospital caught in MOVEit breach; 98,437 patients affected
The MOVEit data breach that has affected millions of people across a variety of industries has claimed another health system victim: Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center, WFAA reported July 20.
Patient files lawsuit against Norton Healthcare over cyber event
A patient and a former employee of Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare filed a lawsuit against the health system after it experienced a cyber event that may have compromised individuals’ protected health information, ABC affiliate WHAS reported Jul…
20 states most affected by healthcare data breaches
As healthcare data breaches continue to increase, cybersecurity company Drata analyzed HHS data to determine which states were affected the most in 2022.
AHA raises concerns about foreign hacking groups
John Riggi, the national adviser for cybersecurity and risk for the American Hospital Association, said foreign hacking groups in countries such as Russia, China and North Korea are making the association “very concerned,” NPR reported July 26.
Rush Health faces lawsuit for healthcare data sharing
Chicago-based Rush Health is facing a lawsuit that alleges that the health system shared patient health information with Google and other third parties, Bloomberg Law reported July 25.
Johns Hopkins All Children's caught in MOVEit breach
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital was affected by the hacking of a vulnerability in software called MOVEit, which also affected Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Health System, Fox affiliate WTVT reported July …
2023 healthcare data breaches set to outpace last year
As of July 23, healthcare organizations covered by HIPAA have reported more than 330 breaches affecting 43 million people, Politico reported July 24.
HHS, FTC's warning of web tracker use too late for 21 hospitals, apps already facing lawsuits
FTC and HHS sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers to alert them of the privacy and security risks of using online tracking technologies within their websites or mobile apps.
