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US healthcare provider data breach impacts 1 million patients
2025-01-31 13:18

Community Health Center (CHC), a leading Connecticut healthcare provider, is notifying over 1 million patients that their personal and health information was stolen in an October breach. [...]

Backdoor found in two healthcare patient monitors, linked to IP in China
2025-01-30 23:31

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that Contec CMS8000 devices, a widely used healthcare patient monitoring device, include a backdoor that quietly sends...

SimpleHelp RMM vulnerabilities may have been exploited to breach healthcare orgs
2025-01-30 15:13

Attackers may have leveraged vulnerabilities in the SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management solution to gain initial access to healthcare organizations. About the vulnerabilities On January...

How Interlock Ransomware Infects Healthcare Organizations
2025-01-29 10:30

Ransomware attacks have reached an unprecedented scale in the healthcare sector, exposing vulnerabilities that put millions at risk. Recently, UnitedHealth revealed that 190 million Americans had...

EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity
2025-01-17 04:30

The Commission has presented an EU action plan aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. The initiative is an essential step in shielding the healthcare...

Is healthcare cybersecurity in critical condition?
2025-01-06 04:00

This article highlights key findings and trends in healthcare cybersecurity for 2024. From the rising impact of cyberattacks on patient care to the vulnerabilities posed by medical devices and...

Massive healthcare breaches prompt US cybersecurity rules overhaul
2024-12-31 07:32

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to secure patients' health data following a...

Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack
2024-11-20 18:01

Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress Still reeling from its February ransomware attack, Change Healthcare confirms its clearinghouse services are back up and...

Healthcare org Equinox notifies 21K patients and staff of data theft
2024-11-20 00:30

Ransomware scum LockBit claims it did the dirty deed Equinox, a New York State health and human services organization, has begun notifying over 21 thousand clients and staff that cyber criminals...

Hacker gets 10 years in prison for extorting US healthcare provider
2024-11-14 16:58

Robert Purbeck, a 45-year-old man from Idaho, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for hacking at least 19 organizations in the United States, stealing the personal data of more than 132,000...