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Two employee email accounts were breached by phishing attacks, which potentially gave hackers access to a trove of highly sensitive data that varied by patient. Two employees of Tennessee-based Alive Hospice fell for phishing attacks, which potentially breached patient data for one to four months.During a review of their email system on May 15, officials

Employees fell victim to a targeted phishing campaign, which may have exposed sensitive data for some patients, including Social Security numbers and health insurance information. Several employees of Sunspire Health, a nationwide network of addiction treatment facilities, fell victim to a phishing email campaign, which may have exposed personal patient information for about two months.Hackers

The ransomware attack Monday impacted the enterprise IT infrastructure, including the electronic health records system, at Harrisonville, Mo.-based Cass Regional Medical Center, which includes 35 inpatient beds and several outpatient clinics, a spokeswoman tells Information Security Media Group.As of Wednesday morning, about 70 percent of Cass’ affected systems were restored, she says. Except for diverting

As part of a sweeping plan to “modernize” Medicare, federal regulators are proposing to expand reimbursements for telehealth services. But what are the potential privacy and security concerns that healthcare providers need to address if they offer more telehealth services to patients?The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday issued a 1,473-page proposed rule

Serious concerns raised over federal governments digital health record system. Serious concerns have been raised by doctors and security experts about the federal governments My Health Record system that will create a shared digital medical record for every Australian unless they opt-out in a three-month period starting Monday.Using the system will allow records to be

A breach in financial services, the second most expensive sector, costs only half of what hospitals wind up spending.

Here’s a look at why a secure innovation foundation is important and some advice for getting started building one.