Understanding health data security
Healthcare is one of the most sensitive and personal industries out there. The nature of data stored, shared, and sent within the healthcare sector is…
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Three million people targeted in mental health platform data breach
Healthcare provider Cerebral recently sent breach notifications to 3.18 million data subjects who have engaged with its websites, apps, and assorted telehealth services.
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Three million patient records stolen in healthcare ransomware attack
A targeted ransomware attack has once again endangered the personal information of data subjects, after a massive data breach potentially exposed the health records of…
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US hospital devastated by intense cyberattack that causes over 3 days of disruption
North Florida’s Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare was recently forced to shut down its dedicated IT systems and to pause all non-emergency procedures after it was hit…
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Ransomware warning issued by US Health Department
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a warning for the nation’s healthcare organisations regarding continuing attacks from a relatively…
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Patient data exposed in US health system ransomware attack
American healthcare system CommonSpirit Health recently confirmed that threat operators accessed personal data belonging to 623,774 patients in a targeted ransomware attack that occurred back…
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What Is HIPAA and what does it mean to be HIPAA compliant?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996), or HIPAA, is a US law designed to make it simpler for people to retain their health…
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Medical software company faces fine for data leak
Dedalus Biology, the French medical software company was recently fined by CNIL, France’s data protection authority. The vendor must pay a total of €1.5m (£1.27m)…
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Medical tech leader hit by ransomware attack
Medical technology giant Olympus has recently been investigating what it referred to as a “potential cybersecurity incident” that negatively affected some if its IT systems…
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US hospitals hit by ransomware attacks
The University of Vermont Health Network and Brooklyn’s Wyckoff Heights Medical Centre have become the latest targets in a spate of attacks on the US…