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Hacker steals data of nearly 70,000 patients from Texas health system
Dalhart, Texas-based Dallam Hartley Counties Hospital District said a hacker stole the data of nearly 70,000 of its patients. -
CommonSpirit says hackers accessed patient information from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Chicago-based CommonSpirit said during its Oct. 2 ransomware attack, an unauthorized third party gained access to files containing patients' personal information from one of its affiliates, Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. -
VA failed to protect 500,000 employees' COVID-19 vaccination data
The Department of Veterans Affairs admitted it failed to protect the COVID-19 vaccination status data for about 500,000 of its employees after a spreadsheet containing the information was improperly shared in October 2021, FedScoop reported Nov. 30. -
Employee inappropriately accessed Nevada hospital's EHR system
An employee of University Medical Center of Southern Nevada inappropriately accessed its EHR system, allowing the individual to gain access to 1,861 patients medical records. -
Arkansas health system suffers data breach; 85K patients impacted
Mena (Ark.) Regional Health System is notifying patients that an unauthorized party has accessed its systems and removed a limited number of files that may have contained their personal information. -
Report: CommonSpirit Health hospitals in Texas plan to recoup $7K they overpaid employees amid ransomware attack
Employees of Houston-based St. Luke's Health say they are being asked to repay the health system after they were overpaid during the ransomware attack against its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, Fox 26 Houston reported Nov. 29. -
Growing use of connected medical devices leading to rise in cyberattacks, report says
A new report from software review platform Capterra found that healthcare organizations with more than 70 percent of their medical devices connected were 24 percent more likely to experience a cyberattack than practices with 50 percent or fewer connected devices. -
40M patient records have been stolen, exposed due to EHR security vulnerabilities
Security vulnerabilities in EHR systems have caused more than 40 million Americans' medical records to have been stolen or exposed this year, USA Today reported Nov. 29. -
Healthcare data breaches have doubled in 3 years: 5 things to know
In the last three years, the volume and frequency of healthcare data breaches have nearly doubled, from 368 in 2018 to 715 in 2021, BankInfoSecurity reported Nov. 23. -
7 health systems seeking cybersecurity talent
Below are seven hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking cybersecurity talent. -
San Juan Regional Medical Center settles data breach lawsuit
Farmington, N.M.-based San Juan Regional Medical Center has agreed to settle a lawsuit regarding a Sept. 8, 2020, data breach that compromised the protected health information of patients, Top Class Action reported Nov. 23. -
Legacy Health says former employee stole patient information
A former lab employee of Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health stole patients' personal and medical information, the health system said in a notice on its website. -
Higher labor costs, inflation hindering health systems' abilities to bolster cybersecurity
Cyber risks for hospitals and health systems are higher than other sectors such as banking, technology and telecommunications, yet with hospitals facing financial challenges from increased labor costs, cybersecurity has fallen on the back burner, according to a Nov. 22 report from credit company Moody's. -
Texas health system employees complain of payroll issues following CommonSpirit cyberattack
Employees of Bryan, Texas-based St. Joseph Health are complaining of payroll issues following a ransomware attack against its parent company, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, KBTX reported. -
HC3 warns healthcare orgs of Lorenz ransomware group
In a Nov. 21 analyst note, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center warned healthcare organizations about Lorenz, a human-operated ransomware group known for its "big-game hunting." -
Kaiser Permanente employee inappropriately accessed EHR — 8,000 patients affected
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States notified 8,556 patients that some of their information was compromised due to an employee inappropriately accessing portions of its electronic health records. -
7 health systems affected by data breaches in the last 30 days
From a third-party data breach to phishing schemes that compromised employee email accounts, here are seven health systems that have been affected by a cybersecurity incident since Oct. 27: -
Community Health Network's 'pixel' breach may have compromised patient data
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is notifying patients that some of their protected health information may have been sent to Meta and Google. -
California hospital confirms IT security incident
Banning, Calif.-based San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital said a cybersecurity incident disrupted its IT operations. -
Watchdog says HHS faces 'significant' challenges in trying to protect health data
A new report from the departmental Office of Inspector General said the HHS is facing "significant challenges" in protecting data and technology from cyberthreats and must improve how its entities share public health data, BankInfoSecurity reported Nov. 17.
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