New & Notable
UMMC closes clinics amid ransomware attack
The University of Mississippi Medical Center has temporarily shut down clinics across the state and activated hospital downtime procedures in response to a ransomware attack.
OCR launches Part 2 civil enforcement program, new breach portal features
OCR will now accept notifications of substance use disorder patient record breaches as part of its new Part 2 civil enforcement program.
Texas attorney general launches investigation into Conduent breach
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is demanding answers from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Conduent Business Services as the data breach count grows.
McLaren Health agrees to $14M settlement over two data breaches
The settlement stemmed from two separate ransomware attacks that McLaren Health Care experienced in 2023 and 2024.
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Latest News
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Enthusiasm for passwordless authentication grows, but adoption lags
More than 80% of surveyed health IT leaders view passwordless authentication as very important to healthcare, yet just 7% have fully implemented it.
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PharMerica settles data breach lawsuit for $5.2M
Long-term care pharmacy network PharMerica suffered a data breach in 2023 that impacted more than 5.8 million individuals.
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University of Hawaii Cancer Center discloses ransomware attack
The University of Hawaii Cancer Center told state regulators that it paid a ransom to obtain a decryption tool and secure stolen patient data.
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2025: Double the breaches, but less patient data compromised
A consistent barrage of small healthcare data breaches defined 2025, rather than the high-impact breaches that dominated prior years.
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KLAS highlights top healthcare IoT security vendors in 2026
Healthcare organizations are seeking IoT security solutions that offer asset visibility, as well as robust segmentation and monitoring capabilities.
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OCR settles 54th HIPAA right of access case
Occupational health services provider Concentra will pay OCR $112,500 to resolve alleged HIPAA right of access failures.
Features
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AI adoption in healthcare will spark innovation and cyber risk in 2026
In 2026, AI will continue to drive innovation, highlighting cybersecurity, privacy and governance gaps in the process.
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10 largest healthcare data breaches reported to OCR in 2025
More than 20 million individuals were affected by the 10 largest healthcare data breaches reported to OCR in 2025.
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Governance gaps threaten progress as healthcare AI adoption grows
Health systems are relying on AI faster than their governance structures can evolve, expanding the potential for data privacy gaps and regulatory risk, experts say.
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After Texas ruling, states seek to fill reproductive health data privacy gaps
In the absence of federal protections, legal experts have their eyes on states laws that dictate how companies can interact with reproductive health data.