Point32Health is the second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts. The company revealed that 2.5 million Harvard Pilgrim Health Care customers were affected by a recent ransomware attack. Hackers …
Apria Healthcare Notifying 2 Million People of Years-Old Data Breaches
Medical equipment company Apria Healthcare informed 1.86 million individuals of data breaches. Apria is the largest provider of home respiratory services and medical equipment with 280 locations in …
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1 Million Impacted by Data Breach at NextGen Healthcare
A data breach at NextGen Healthcare, a US-based software and services company, has impacted over 1 million patients. The breach occurred after an unauthorized user accessed an employee's …
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‘An imminent catastrophe’: Healthcare disaster looms in Darfur
A healthcare disaster is looming in the Darfur region of Sudan, with millions of people facing imminent catastrophe due to a lack of medical supplies and the spread of disease. The Darfur …
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Microsoft Azure Warns on Killnet’s Growing DDoS Onslaught Against Healthcare
Killnet, a pro-Russian hacktivist group, is reportedly ramping up its distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against healthcare organizations. The group has been observed launching campaigns …
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Hawaii Health Department Says Death Records Compromised in Recent Data Breach
The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has begun notifying patients of a data breach that resulted in the compromise of 3,400 death records. The DOH states that it became aware of the attack in January …
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The Global Health, Business and Economic Implications of the Current Covid-19 Transmission Rate and Mass Casualty Event in China
Background Recent articles in Science Journal and Nature reference statistical models that predict the current surge of the Covid-19 virus will result in anywhere from 600,000 to 1.6 million deaths. …
Data Breach at Louisiana Healthcare Provider Impacts 270,000 Patients
A healthcare provider located in southwest Louisiana has reportedly suffered from a data breach that compromised patient medical and personal information. The Lake Charles Memorial Health System …
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How smart contracts can improve efficiency in healthcare
Smart contracts are self-executing lines of code that run atop blockchains and are triggered once a set of predetermined conditions are met. They are used to automate the execution of online …
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Hackers Target Colombia’s Healthcare System With Ransomware
Keralty, a Colombian healthcare provider, confirmed that it suffered from a ransomware attack that affected its systems. The attack occurred on Sunday and also impacted two of the healthcare …
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