HHS has released new resources for hospitals and health systems to fight the growing cyber security threat.
Category: cybersecurity
University of Miami Health System using identity verification tech to improve security
The University of Miami Health system is integrating the Powered by Clear identity verification platform into its network.
Healthcare orgs only dedicate 6% of IT budgets to cybersecurity
Healthcare organizations are at a disadvantage when it comes to protecting themselves from hackers as only 6 percent of their IT budgets are dedicated to cybersecurity, BankInfoSecurity reported April 14.
Lawsuit alleges Tenet, Conifer failed to prevent data theft of PHI
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and RCM company Conifer are facing a lawsuit alleging that their lack of cybersecurity measures led to a January 2020 data breach that compromised the protected health information of patients, Class Action reported April 1…
Lawsuit alleges Excela Health shared patient data with Facebook, Google
A lawsuit claims that Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health improperly disclosed patients’ protected health information to Facebook and Google, TribLive reported April 12.
Lawsuit accuses Pennsylvania hospital of secretly sharing data with Google, Facebook
A lawsuit alleges that Clearfield County, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health used pixels on its website that sent some patients’ protected health information to Facebook and Google, Centre Daily Times reported April 13.
4 Stanford hospitals affected by third-party data breach
The protected health information of patients at four Stanford hospitals was compromised because of a data breach that affected the hospital’s behavioral and mental health service provider Brightline.
Pennsylvania system: Ransomware gang posted 2,800 patient photos to dark web
A court filing from Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network says Russian ransomware gang BlackCat posted 2,800 pictures of breast cancer patients undressed from the waist up, WFMZ reported April 12.
Phishing for new tactics: Could cybercriminals take advantage of AI and GPT?
With all the buzz around artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, Becker’s reached out to CIOs and chief information security officers to understand how these tools will impact healthcare cybersecurity.
St. Luke's technical error compromises 15K patients' data
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System is notifying 15,246 patients that some of their personal health information may have been compromised due to a technical error that caused letters to be mailed to incorrect addresses.
