Asimily, an Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) risk management platform, announced the availability of a new report: Total Cost of Ownership Analysis on Connected Device Cybersecurity Risk. The following is their press release: The full report highlights the unique cybersecurity challenges that healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) face and the true…
Category: Health Data
Laptop containing confidential data stolen from blood bank of Gurugram hospital
PTI reports: A laptop containing confidential information was allegedly stolen from the offices of a private hospital’s blood bank, police here said on Tuesday. According to a complaint filed by Dr Sangeeta Agarwal, head of blood bank at the Fortis Memorial Research Institute, the laptop was stolen from her office on August 5. Read more…
Ie: Data protection breach at military medical facility
Neil Michael reports: A Defence Forces investigation is under way into another data protection breach of the military’s electronic health record system. The latest investigation centres on the alleged actions of a healthcare worker at a military medical facility. The Defence Forces has said it is the third alleged breach in relation to the electronic military medical…
Fi: Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District confirms data breach by ex-staff member, 900 patients’ data compromised
YLE News reports: The Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) has discovered that a former employee, who served as a practical nurse within the district, breached the privacy of nearly 1,000 patients. The case was confirmed by HUS Administrative Chief Medical Officer (AVMO) Teppo Heikkilä, who said the nurse gained access to the files through the…
Health Data Breach Lawsuits Surge as Cyberattacks Keep Climbing
Skye Witley and Christopher Brown report: Companies handling health data are fending off more cyberattacks each year, and those that do get hacked are facing costly litigation at rapidly rising rates, a Bloomberg Law analysis found. The monthly average of new class actions filed over health data breaches so far this year is nearly double…
MS: Potential cyberattack throughout Singing River Health System
L.A. Clark reports: Singing River Health System officials have detected unusual activity within their network, indicating a potential cyberattack. “We are working diligently with third-party specialists to investigate the source of this disruption and to confirm its impact on our systems as soon as possible. We have also engaged with the appropriate law enforcement authorities,” says…