What One Hospital’s Slow Recovery From a Cyberattack Means for Patients
Cyberattacks on US health care facilities more than doubled from 2016 to 2021, research suggests.
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Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Patient Privacy
One concern is that AI could make it possible to re-identify patients from anonymized data.
FBI Report Offers Bleak Outlook on Cybercriminal Activity
In 2022, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centers received 800,944 complaints about cyber incidents.
Cybercriminals Pose a Growing Threat to Health Care Providers
Ransomware attacks are on the upswing due to the advent of novel technology platforms.
Warning Issued About Online Tracking Technology
In a recent bulletin, the federal Office for Civil Rights suggests steps that practices can take to protect patient data.
Amazon’s Virtual Health Clinic Raises Patient Privacy Issues
How the retail giant will use the sensitive medical data it collects is among the concerns.
Sophisticated Cybercrime Group Targeting Health Care Providers
The FBI and other federal agencies have issued warnings about a ransomware and data extortion group called the Daixin Team.
Cybercriminals Step Up Attacks on Health Care Payment Processors
Criminals are compromising user login credentials of health care payment processors to divert payments from medical practices to themselves, the FBI warns.
Cyberattacks in Health Care Are Escalating
A recent survey revealed that the health care sector is not making IT systems and third-party security top priority.
HIPAA May Not Cover Personal Health Data Patients Disclose Online
HIPAA protects patients from unauthorized disclosure of personal information by covered entities such as medical practices and hospitals, but out from under the HIPAA umbrella, patients are mostly on their own, according to the authors of a recent report.
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