MediSecure hack exposed data of 13 million AustraliansApproximately 12.9 million Australians had their health information stolen in the recent MediSecure hack.
This, according to the embattled e-prescription provider, who recently went into administration following a…
Lizz Fuller, Director of Implementation at MDaudit In the aftermath of the cyber-attack on Change Healthcare by the BlackCat ransomware group, a renewed interest has emerged in protecting operations and ensuring contingencies are in place….
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s plans to introduce legislation for cyber security, digital and data were outlined in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024.
The measures were among 40 bills announced by King Charles III…
Mike Walters, President & co-founder of Action1 Corporation
According to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), cyber incidents in health care are on the rise. From 2018-2022, there has been a 93% increase in…
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Ransomware hackers who breached the Vital Statistics system of Florida’s health department publish 100 gigabytes of HIV results, immunization records, and clinical notes to the dark web after the state declines to pay…
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As has been the case for, well, years, the past few weeks have seen a steady stream of news about data breaches, ransomware attacks and cybersecurity incidents involving healthcare stakeholders, from hospitals to patient…
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More than 6,000 operations and appointments have been postponed at London hospitals affected by the Synnovis cyber attack, NHS England has confirmed.
In an update, published on 4 July 2024, NHSE said that 4,913 acute…
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Heritage Valley Health System (PA) will pay $950,000 to settle potential HIPAA security rule violations related to a 2017 ransomware attack that was caused by malware that spread from Nuance to multiple healthcare…
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Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago reports in a data breach filing notice that the information of 791,000 people was exposed to ransomware hackers in its January 31 cyberattack.
The Rhysida ransomware group claimed…
Some junior doctors in London have been permitted to break the strike to assist at sites affected by the cyber attack on pathology system provider Synnovis, the British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed. Services in…
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