Medical records are going for as much as $60 per record on the dark web
Medical records are a hot commodity in the dark corners of the internet. With a price as much as $60
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Cybersecurity
Lawmakers introduce stronger data breach notification law
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amid the massive Uber data breach in which company officials paid hackers $100,000
Read MoreU.S Health care firms reported data breaches have increased
Cybersecurity attacks on the health care industry have increased from 268 to 328 in 2016. These attacks have impacted health
Read MoreHouse Reps. request HHS briefing on Petya attacks related to drug industry
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Top House Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are urging HHS
Read MoreIRS warns of ransomware scam with IRS, FBI emblems
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Internal Revenue Service released a public warning about a ransomware campaign
Read MoreMilestone: Hacking incidents overtake insider breaches for 1st time in 2017
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Almost half — 47.2 percent — of healthcare breaches were caused by
Read MoreHealthcare Organizations are Enhancing their Cybersecurity Programs
According to the 2017 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey from 126 health IT security professionals in United States, 80 percent of respondents
Read MoreHospitals Face Growing Cybersecurity Threats
(By Lauren Silverman for NPR) In the neonatal intensive care unit of Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, a
Read MoreHHS releases guidance on global ransomware attack
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS issued an update to its ransomware guidance June 28 following reports about a
Read MoreGlobal ransomware ‘Petya’ hits Merck, Pennsylvania health system: 5 things to know
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) A ransomware variant reportedly called “Petya” hit computer systems across the globe
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