NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital disclosed that its website used analytics tracking technology that resulted in the personal health information of 54,396 patients to be disclosed to its third-party technology service providers.
Category: cybersecurity
Why small health systems are more vulnerable to cyberattacks
Smaller health systems are especially prone to cyberattacks because their networks tend to be easier for hackers to access, according to a presentation by Microsoft cybersecurity leaders reported on by Chief Healthcare Executive.
Texas hospital data breached in third-party phishing attack
Amarillo-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System is notifying patients that some of their protected health information was compromised when its consulting company Adelanto HealthCare Ventures was targeted by a phishing attack.
OU Health may have had patient data compromised after laptop stolen
Oklahoma City-based OU Health has revealed patient data may have been compromised after an employee laptop was stolen.
Indiana hospitals implement 'hack lab' tests to combat rise in cyberattacks
The Indiana Hospital Association said as cyberattacks on Indiana hospitals and health systems continue to increase, they are implementing new tactics such as ‘hack lab’ tests to assess vulnerabilities with medical devices before using them in patient c…
How a ransomware attack at a Indiana hospital in '21 is still costing money today
Franklin, Ind.-based Johnson Memorial Health spent six months trying to get their operations back to normal after Hive ransomware group infiltrated its networks in October 2021, but it is still feeling the effects of the cyberattack two years later, …
Orlando Health faces lawsuit alleging it shared patient data with Facebook
An anonymous patient from Orlando Health filed a lawsuit March 16 alleging that the health system’s website used pixel tracking technology that sent some patient information to Facebook.
Law firm representing New York hospitals forced to pay $200K over health data breach
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, a law firm that represented New York City area hospitals, has been forced to pay $200,000 to the state for its role in a 2021 data breach that compromised the health information of 114,000 patients.
KLAS recognizes 25 healthcare vendors for meeting cybersecurity standards
Twenty-five healthcare vendors have received recognition from KLAS and Censinet for achieving the KLAS Cybersecurity Transparent designation.
HHS releases 6-point checklist for mobile device security for healthcare providers
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center released a brief March 23 on how healthcare organizations can ensure mobile device security.
