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.
Category: cybersecurity
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.
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.
Illinois hospital restores critical IT systems after cyberattack
Rushville, Ill.-based Culbertson Memorial Hospital has fully restored its IT systems after a cyberattack forced the hospital to go offline, The Record reported April 11.
Healthcare organizations lag behind in cyber investments
Hospitals and health systems are falling behind in implementing better cybersecurity measures and will need to increase their investments in cybersecurity to better defend against attacks, an April 11 Moody’s report found.
Tennessee health system affected by CHS third-party breach
Knoxville, Tenn.-based Tennova Healthcare said it has been affected by a third-party data breach that hit its parent company Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.
Massachusetts health system sued for allegedly sharing patient data with Google
A lawsuit filed April 3 alleges that Dallas-based Steward Health Care System’s website used a Meta pixel tracking tool that sent some patient information to Meta and Google, Class Action reported April 10.
