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Healthcare ransomware attacks surge 14% amid growing cyberthreats
A new report shows that healthcare organizations have faced 410 ransomware attacks in the first half of 2026, as regulatory efforts to bolster healthcare cybersecurity stalled.
Healthcare struggles with risk remediation in first half of 2026
Healthcare organizations are improving at identifying cyber threats, but remediation efforts continue to lag due to resource constraints and operational challenges.
AdaptHealth says hackers exfiltrated patient data in social engineering attack
AdaptHealth, a home medical equipment supplier, reported the data breach in an SEC filing.
Medtronic notifies impacted patients of data breach tied to April hack
While the total number of impacted individuals has not yet appeared on OCR's breach portal, Medtronic issued a notice to patients, and state attorney general breach reports have been trickling in.
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Novo Nordisk discloses data breach impacting clinical trial participants
The pharmaceutical giant said it identified an IT security incident that affected a limited amount of information about clinical trial participants.
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Labcorp reaches $35M settlement over American Medical Collection Agency breach
Labcorp settled a class-action lawsuit to resolve litigation stemming from a massive 2018-19 data breach at American Medical Collection Agency, a third-party medical debt collector.
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Organizations struggle with third-party risk management after vendor approval
Healthcare organizations are diligent about third-party risk management during vendor assessment and procurement, but falter in ongoing lifecycle oversight, new research reveals.
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New HSCC guidance confronts AI cyber risk, champions governance
HSCC released its latest installment in a series of AI-specific publications aimed at helping healthcare organizations securely adopt AI.
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AHA urges court to dismiss tracking tech lawsuit against Endeavor Health
The AHA argued that hospitals' use of common online analytics tools serves a legitimate purpose rather than a criminal one, making the complaint against Endeavor Health invalid.
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Healthcare embraces AI while facing an identity security gap: report
Most healthcare organizations anticipate AI-driven attacks on their identity infrastructure, but less than a third are very confident they could regain control if an AI agent exposed admin credentials.
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Pennsylvania vs. Character.AI: What the lawsuit signals for the AI legal landscape
The state of Pennsylvania sued Character.AI, alleging that its chatbot violated the Medical Practice Act by posing as a licensed psychiatrist.
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Georgia Tech builds network sandbox to test hospital cyber defenses
With ARPA-H funding, Georgia Tech researchers are building a platform that emulates a hospital's network, enabling them to identify and fix vulnerabilities without risking patient care.
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OCR director defends HIPAA updates: "The cost of doing nothing is very high"
OCR Director Paula M. Stannard addressed concerns about proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates, but said OCR has yet to decide which, if any, of the proposals will ultimately be finalized.
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Managing shadow AI risks as healthcare embraces innovation
At HIMSS, experts spoke about managing shadow AI risk with governance, education and technical safeguards.