Healthcare cybersecurity news (56)

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Supreme Court tosses Facebook appeal in shareholder lawsuit

Facebook recently appealed a lawsuit that alleged that shareholders did not have complete information before investing. The appeal has now been...

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Aspen Healthcare Services reports data breach

The Texas-based healthcare services recently announced a data breach after a ransomware gang targeted the company.

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Albany ENT & Allergy Services faces $500K fine after ransomware attacks

Albany ENT and Allergy Services (AENT) will pay a $500,000 penalty and invest $2.25 million in cybersecurity upgrades after failing to protect...

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9 months after the attack, Change Healthcare restores its clearinghouse

Nine months after a ransomware attack by ALPHV/BlackCat crippled its operations and exposed data on 100 million people, Change Healthcare has...

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Library of Congress email systems breached in a cyberattack

The Library of Congress was hacked earlier in 2024 by adversaries. The attack was targeted against the organization's email accounts.

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What to know about the Orthopedics Rhode Island data breach 

On November 6, 2024, Orthopedics Rhode Island, Inc. (“Ortho RI”) reported a data breach involving sensitive patient information. The healthcare...

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Global leaders unite to combat ransomware attacks on healthcare systems

A joint statement by the United States Mission to the United Nations was released in November 2024, calling for countries to take action against...

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Healthcare breach roundup: Week of 11/11/24

The following breaches in healthcare were reported this week:

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Oklahoma Spine Hospital email breach exposes 38,945

On July 1, 2024, the hospital detected unauthorized access to an employee email account, potentially compromising sensitive information for 38,945...

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Ransomware attack on Equinox compromises patient and employee data

New York-based human services provider Equinox disclosed a data security breach from April 29, 2024, impacting over 21,500 individuals. The incident,...

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What is a web shell?

A web shell is a malicious script that cybercriminals can use to execute arbitrary commands on a compromised server. Web shells can lead to data...

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CISA focusing on critical infrastructure resilience in November

November is Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, and CISA is showing ways to strengthen systems across the U.S.

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What we know about the Amazon data leak so far

Amazon has confirmed that attackers exposed data from some of its employees, with the perpetrators stating they intend to push data owners to...

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