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Data Breaches at Healthcare Organizations in Illinois and Texas Affect 600,000

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Data Breaches at Healthcare Organizations in Illinois and Texas Affect 600,000 2026-04-21 at 14:08 By Eduard Kovacs Data breaches were disclosed by Southern Illinois Dermatology, Saint Anthony Hospital, and North Texas Behavioral Health Authority. The post Data Breaches at Healthcare Organizations in Illinois and Texas Affect 600,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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Data Breach at Tennessee Hospital Affects 337,000

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Data Breach at Tennessee Hospital Affects 337,000 2026-04-16 at 18:37 By Eduard Kovacs Cookeville Regional Medical Center was targeted last year by the Rhysida ransomware group, which stole 500GB of data. The post Data Breach at Tennessee Hospital Affects 337,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission

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Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission 2026-04-10 at 08:57 By Mirko Zorz Lead generation websites that offer health insurance quotes collect sensitive personal data and sell it to multiple buyers within seconds of a user clicking submit. A study by researchers at UC Davis, Stanford University, and Maastricht University

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Massachusetts Hospital Diverts Ambulances as Cyberattack Causes Disruption 

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Massachusetts Hospital Diverts Ambulances as Cyberattack Causes Disruption  2026-04-08 at 15:45 By Eduard Kovacs Signature Healthcare was forced to cancel some services, and pharmacies are unable to fill prescriptions due to the hacker attack. The post Massachusetts Hospital Diverts Ambulances as Cyberattack Causes Disruption  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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250,000 Affected by Data Breach at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital

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250,000 Affected by Data Breach at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital 2026-04-02 at 15:10 By Ionut Arghire In January 2026, a threat actor hacked the hospital’s internal network and stole personal and health information. The post 250,000 Affected by Data Breach at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Healthcare IT Platform CareCloud Probing Potential Data Breach

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Healthcare IT Platform CareCloud Probing Potential Data Breach 2026-03-30 at 17:30 By Eduard Kovacs The company has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving one of its electronic health record environments. The post Healthcare IT Platform CareCloud Probing Potential Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Robotic Surgery Giant Intuitive Discloses Cyberattack

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Robotic Surgery Giant Intuitive Discloses Cyberattack 2026-03-17 at 16:01 By Ionut Arghire The company says some of its internal business applications were accessed after an employee fell victim to a phishing attack. The post Robotic Surgery Giant Intuitive Discloses Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Iran-Linked Hacker Attack on Stryker Disrupted Manufacturing and Shipping

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Iran-Linked Hacker Attack on Stryker Disrupted Manufacturing and Shipping 2026-03-13 at 12:50 By Eduard Kovacs Evidence indicates that the attackers leveraged existing endpoint management software rather than malware to wipe devices. The post Iran-Linked Hacker Attack on Stryker Disrupted Manufacturing and Shipping appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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New cyber module strengthens risk planning for health organizations

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New cyber module strengthens risk planning for health organizations 2026-03-06 at 15:39 By Anamarija Pogorelec The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response’s (ASPR) new cybersecurity module in the Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) 2.0 Toolkit helps organizations identify critical gaps, prioritize investments, and make informed decisions about risk mitigation to reduce disruptions to patient

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1.2 Million Affected by University of Hawaii Cancer Center Data Breach

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1.2 Million Affected by University of Hawaii Cancer Center Data Breach 2026-03-03 at 15:36 By Ionut Arghire Hackers stole names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license information, voter registration records, and health-related information. The post 1.2 Million Affected by University of Hawaii Cancer Center Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Healthcare organizations are accepting cyber risk to cut costs

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Healthcare organizations are accepting cyber risk to cut costs 2026-03-03 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Healthcare organizations are cutting cybersecurity budgets under financial pressure even as the threats targeting their systems intensify. A PwC survey of 381 global healthcare executives, conducted between May and July 2025, puts numbers to the gap between the risks the

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Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals

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Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals 2026-01-15 at 13:54 By Ionut Arghire Hackers stole patients’ personal, treatment, and health insurance information from the hospital’s IT systems. The post Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Claude connects to more healthcare data under security oversight

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Claude connects to more healthcare data under security oversight 2026-01-12 at 13:20 By Anamarija Pogorelec Healthcare teams are evaluating a range of AI tools for workflows tied to coverage, coding, care coordination, and trials. Anthropic announced expanded healthcare and life sciences offerings for its Claude model with a set of connectors, task skills, and consumer

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Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 Individuals

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Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 Individuals 2026-01-02 at 14:42 By Eduard Kovacs The Qilin ransomware group hacked the healthcare organization and stole data from its systems in May 2025.  The post Covenant Health Data Breach Impacts 478,000 Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Hospitals are drowning in threats they can’t triage

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Hospitals are drowning in threats they can’t triage 2026-01-02 at 07:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Healthcare is facing a rise in cyber threats driven by vulnerable medical devices, growing data exposure, and AI adoption. This article outlines the pressures, gaps, and decisions shaping healthcare’s security future. Data brokers are exposing medical professionals, and turning their personal

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NIST issues guidance on securing smart speakers

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NIST issues guidance on securing smart speakers 2025-12-22 at 07:02 By Sinisa Markovic Smart home devices, such as voice-activated digital assistants, are increasingly used in home health care, with risks involved. An attacker could change a prescription, steal medical data, or connect a patient to an impostor. To reduce cybersecurity risks tied to this use,

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113,000 Impacted by Data Breach at Virginia Mental Health Authority

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113,000 Impacted by Data Breach at Virginia Mental Health Authority 2025-12-18 at 13:42 By Ionut Arghire Threat actors stole names, Social Security numbers, and financial and health information, and deployed ransomware on RBHA’s systems. The post 113,000 Impacted by Data Breach at Virginia Mental Health Authority appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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The messy data trails of telehealth are becoming a security nightmare

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The messy data trails of telehealth are becoming a security nightmare 2025-12-16 at 09:24 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Scott Bachand, CIO/CISO at Ro, discusses how telehealth reshapes the flow of patient data and what that means for security. He explains why organizations must strengthen data classification and visibility as systems

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Over 300,000 Individuals Impacted by Vitas Hospice Data Breach

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Over 300,000 Individuals Impacted by Vitas Hospice Data Breach 2025-12-09 at 11:44 By Eduard Kovacs Vitas, the largest for-profit hospice chain in the United States, discovered a cybersecurity intrusion in October. The post Over 300,000 Individuals Impacted by Vitas Hospice Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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