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Summit Medical Associates disclosed on August 4 that a ransomware attack earlier this year may have compromised personal information of patients and affiliates. According to a data breach notification, Summit discovered that it became unable to access … Continue reading Summit Medical Associates Discloses Ransomware Attack; Patient and Affiliate Information Potentially Impacted
In some cases, nurses can’t update and order drugs. For one assisted-living facility, lack of timely Medicaid billing could force closure. Continue reading Ransomware attack freezes health records access at 110 nursing homes
In some cases, nurses can’t update and order drugs. For one assisted-living facility, lack of timely Medicaid billing could force closure. Continue reading Ransomware attack freezes health records access at 110 nursing homes
New attacks on the perennially besieged sector have crippled hospitals in the US and Australia and caused one health clinic to shut down. Continue reading Ransomware attacks paralyze, and sometimes crush, hospitals
The Facebook ad agency xSocialMedia exposed 150K medical histories, along with identifying information for the people involved. Continue reading “Deeply personal medical” records exposed online
Is providing effective cybersecurity for the healthcare sector an IT problem or a wider-scope issue? The short answer is that it’s both.
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A ransomware attack on Spokane, Washington-based Columbia Surgical Specialists on Jan. 9 resulted in unauthorized access of medical records of almost 400,000 patients, the healthcare provider said in a press release. Although the FBI and security compa… Continue reading Columbia Surgical Specialists Pays Almost $15k Ransom Following Ransomware Attack
Singapore’s Ministry of Health said the HIV status of 14,200 people, plus confidential data of 2,400 of their contacts, is in the possession of somebody who’s not authorized to have it and who’s published it online. Continue reading 14k HIV+ records leaked, Singapore says sorry
The Attorneys general of 12 states are suing an e-record provider who lost 3.9 million personal healthcare records in 2015.
Continue reading Unencrypted medical data leads to 12-state litigation
Personal health information is extremely valuable to threat actors, and companies that store customers’ health data need to be wary of healthcare cyberattacks that could threaten their business.
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