The former chief information security officer of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has been hired to lead cybersecurity for a New York county reeling from a ransomware attack, Huntington (N.Y.) Now reported May 2.
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Cyberattack shuts down Tennessee medical center
A cyberattack has forced Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter to shut down.
Patient drops demand for Lehigh Valley to pay $5M to have nude photos removed
A woman suing Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network has dropped her request to compel the health system to pay $5 million in ransom to a cybercriminal gang to have her nude breast cancer treatment photos removed from the internet, The Wall …
One Brooklyn Health cyberattack prompts lawsuit
New York City-based One Brooklyn Health is facing a patient-led lawsuit for a November cyberattack that compromised patients’ financial information.
U of Iowa Health Care denies sharing patient data with Facebook
University of Iowa Health Care said it did not share confidential patient information with social media giant Facebook, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported April 27.
McLaren hospital allegedly left behind patient records in a decommissioned hospital
McLaren Greater Lansing (Mich.) has allegedly left patient records in a decommissioned hospital, NBC affiliate WILX reported April 27.
Healthcare organizations more reactive than proactive in cybersecurity, study finds
A KLAS research report based on a survey of 48 organizations found that healthcare providers are more reactive than proactive when it comes to their cybersecurity posture.
5 cybercriminal gangs targeting hospitals
Healthcare organizations are facing increasingly adept cybercriminals.
One Brooklyn Health says patient Social Security numbers were breached in cyberattack
One Brooklyn Health said patients’ financial information was compromised during a November cyberattack on the health system.
Lawsuit alleges University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics shared patient data with Facebook
A lawsuit filed against University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics alleges that the health system installed pixel tracking technology on its websites that shared patient data with Facebook, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported April 24.
