Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it’s clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow. By Healthcare Dive staff 7 of the biggest healthcare cyberattack and breach stories of 2024 Cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry continued to rise this year. ...
The September 2024 healthcare breach report is in! Find out who was affected and how the incidents could have been prevented.
Phishing is one of the most common ways cybercriminals breach healthcare organizations’ systems and infrastructure. By clicking one phishing link, it’s possible for end-users to essentially give hackers the credentials and access they need to hijack IT systems and disrupt a healthcare provider’s...
Notification is the voluntary and/or mandatory admission of a company that certain pieces of critical information have been compromised in a breach.
In 2023, the most significant healthcare data breach incident in the United States was the HCA Healthcare breach.
This cyberattack left many health care providers struggling for cash and facing serious consequences. Even now, a second ransomware hacker is attempting toextortChange Healthcare based on the data exfiltrated during the initial attack. The breach also brought to light the vulnerable nature of the ...
This, unfortunately, makes it a lucrative target for hackers. Through a breach notification portal, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) tracks healthcare data breaches affecting at least 500 individuals. It’s only April of 2024 and nearly 250...
(HIPAA). For example, healthcare providers may now use a single consent and information breach notification requirements now mirror those in HIPAA. The final rule also removes the criminal penalties contained in SUD and replaces them with both civil and criminal enforcement authorities that also ...
“HCA Healthcare has confirmed that the list contains information used for email messages, such as reminders that patients may wish to schedule an appointment and education on healthcare programs and services,” the breach notice stated. HCA Healthcare stated that the incident “appear...
health care entities under HIPAA. The intent of rule is to protect individuals using health data apps and devices and it expands what covered entities must tell consumers if there’s been a breach of their data. These changes will go into effect on July 29, 2024, following its publishing ...