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7 March 2023

Community Health Systems estimates 1 million patients affected by data breach

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems said about 1 million of its patients may have been affected by a recent data breach. The incident...

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7 March 2023

4 organizations report recent healthcare data breaches

Healthcare data breaches remain a persistent problem for healthcare organizations, with no signs of slowing down. Despite increased efforts to strengthen...

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6 March 2023

Billions of healthcare dollars at risk due to weak security in remote patient monitoring

Smart Meter, the number one Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) solution supplier to the largest nationwide network of SmartPartners, is releasing data...

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3 March 2023

2 of the worst healthcare data breaches in U.S. history happened last year

Network Assured shared the results of a recent study on cyberattacks against U.S. healthcare organizations. It looked at the total number of...

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17 February 2023

Healthcare Organizations Most Common Victims in 3rd Party Data Breaches

Cyberattacks on business associates of healthcare organizations have increased to the point where attacks on business associates now outnumber attacks on...

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17 February 2023

Healthcare giant CHS reports first data breach in GoAnywhere hacks

Community Health Systems (CHS) says it was impacted by a recent wave of attacks targeting a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere...

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6 February 2023

Third-party data breach round-up: mscripts, Diligent, Mailchimp

This month, more than 114,000 individuals may have experienced personally identifiable information and protected health information exposures from these incidents, while an email...

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6 February 2023

IL Social Services Organization notifies 184K of healthcare ransomware attack

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) notified more than 184,000 individuals of a healthcare data breach recently, according to a breach notice provided...

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5 February 2023

GoodRx to pay $1.5 million fine for sharing customer health info with Google, Facebook

Telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...

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29 January 2023

How much of a risk is a potential class-action lawsuit against CommonSpirit?

CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health systems is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over a ransomware attack it suffered last fall. How...

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