Denison, Texas-based Texoma Medical Center 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.
Category: cybersecurity
Ransomware gang demands $750K from West Virginia hospital
Montgomery (W.Va.) General Hospital CEO Deborah Hill said the health system was hit with a ransomware attack on March 1, BankInfoSecurity reported April 4.
North Dakota health system
Bowman, N.D.-based Southwest Healthcare Services is reporting a data breach that compromised personal information.
West Virginia hospital patient data leaked by ransomware group: Report
A ransomware group leaked patient and employee data from a West Virginia hospital after the organization didn’t meet its demands for ransom, DataBreaches.net reported.
Tallahassee hospital says patient information breached during February cyberattack
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare, which suffered an IT security incident in February, said the attack has compromised patients’ Social Security numbers, as well as treatment information.
54,000 patients affected by pixel tracking at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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.
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…
