BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Hacked and held for ransom by a computer virus, a doctors office in Battle Creek was forced to close its doors after, doctors said, they refused to pay and their entire system was wiped out.Dr. William Scalf told Newschannel 3 ransomware locked up the system at Brookside ENT and Hearing Center and
The federal Office of Inspector General said the information was included in applications that hurricane and wildfire victims submitted to FEMAs Transitional Sheltering Assistance program for housing assistance and was passed on to vendors without some of it being removed.
As many as 750,000 heart devices made by Medtronic PLC contain a serious cybersecurity vulnerability that could let an attacker with sophisticated insider knowledge to harm a patient by altering programming on an implanted defibrillator, federal officials said today.The Homeland Security Department, which oversees security in critical U.S. infrastructure including medical devices, issued an alert
In the two recent ransomware incidents, one of the targets – Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth – paid a ransom to unlock its patient records, and the other – Green Ridge Behavioral Health in Maryland – recovered without paying the extortionists.Delaware IncidentThe Department of Health and Human Services’ HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website
Cybercrime is on the rise against the healthcare sector because providers are often seen as easy targets with valuable information and insufficient security to protect it. Implementing a few simple best practices can significantly reduce risk. Data security is now one of the top aspects of healthcare technology. It can make or break patient satisfaction
The incident highlights the difficulty some organizations have in determining whether to report ransomware attacks as breaches to comply with the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.More than 600,000 Michigan residents may have had their information compromised in the breach at Detroit-based Wolverine Solutions Group, according to a statement from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Anita
Infosec and IT teams should expect ransomware attacks to continue and thats as true in healthcare as any other industry. Although much of the buzz about ransomware has quieted down in the days since the NotPetya and WannaCry attacks, the threat persists and hospital IT and security teams should remain vigilant. Just like phishing attacks
Several health data breaches involving phishing attacks – including one that potentially exposed data on more than 100,000 individuals – have been added to the federal health data breach tally this month.See Also: Live Webinar Soaring Global Cyber-Gotchas: Dissecting the Ever-Expanding Threat LandscapeIn addition, of the breaches added to the tally during 2018, about 60
The report’s recommendations for security improvements raise issues relevant to healthcare organizations worldwide.”The key findings in the report …. on the cyberattack on Singapore Health Services’ patient database read like most audits or risk assessments performed at U.S. healthcare organization,” says former healthcare CIO David Finn, an executive vice president at security consulting firm CynergisTek.The
In a notification statement, the Podiatric Offices of Bobby Yee, which has locations in Monterey and Salinas, reports that on Oct. 29, 2018, the practice was “the victim of a ransomware attack which resulted in the unauthorized alteration and potential corruption of their medical files, including patient personal information.” The statement adds that “there is
