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Data breach on care management company impacts 5K patients at NYC Health
17+ hour, 24+ min ago (490+ words) A care management partner of NYC Health + Hospitals has experienced a "data security incident" confirmed to be a breach by an unauthorized third party that exposed records on patients. In a'statement, NYC Health said the National Association on Drug Abuse…...
Medical device manufacturer hit by cyberattack, possibly from Iranian-backed hackers
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (565+ words) A medical device manufacturer based in the U.S. said on Wednesday it was experiencing a "global network disruption" as a result of a cyberattack. A report from the Wall Street Journal indicates an Iran-affiliated hacker group may be responsible. In a…...
TriZetto confirms year-long hack of its network exposed records on 3.4M people
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (514+ words) Medical claims and revenue cycle management company TriZetto revealed that a data breach on its network'first discovered in November 2025'impacted over 3.4 million people. Those individuals, most of whom are patients of TriZetto clients, had their data exposed to hackers in…...
Blood filtration company fined $5.7M, executive charged, for covering up patient deaths
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (590+ words) In an announcement, the U.S. Department of Justice said cancer patients flew to Antigua for treatment, where another company Quadrant Clinical Care was using the systems as a gray market treatment. Two of them died. Prosecutors allege that ExThera defrauded and…...
Nonprofit health system, Nuance Communications agree to $5M settlement after data theft
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (342+ words) A Pennsylvania-based nonprofit health system and a health IT vendor have agreed to pay $5 million to resolve an unusual data breach lawsuit involving an employee stealing personal data on over a million patients. A hearing to finalize the settlement is…...
UMMC reopens clinics shut down by ransomware attack as recovery progresses
1+ week, 3+ day ago (451+ words) A Feb. 19 ransomware attack on the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) left it operating on paper backups, forced to close its clinics across the state. On Monday'over a week later'the health system was finally able to reopen them and…...
Data breach notice reveals Michigan hospital staff violated privacy of UK influencer
2+ week, 2+ day ago (369+ words) A social media superstar from England was traveling the U.S. on a quest for comedic TikTok and Instagram content. Shortly after arriving back home, a data breach notice from a Michigan hospital arrived in the mail." He added that he expected…...
Public hospital in Georgia says it was hacked last year—intruders were inside its network for days
2+ week, 3+ day ago (531+ words) A county-owned hospital in Georgia revealed last week that it suffered a data breach in May 2025, which resulted in personal information being accessed by hackers." Emanuel Medical Center (EMC), a nonprofit facility operated by the Emanuel County Hospital Authority in…...
Nonprofit health system hit by two data breaches settles class-action lawsuit for $14M
1+ mon, 17+ hour ago (625+ words) A Michigan-based health system that fell victim to two significant data breaches in as many years has settled a class-action lawsuit with representatives of victims for $14 million. The first breach on McLaren Health Care'a health system with 15 hospitals, a health…...
Data breach affecting 11 physician practices confirmed to impact 627K patients
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (485+ words) A cyberattack on a Georgia-based integrated practice management services company, first revealed in September 2025, was said to have impacted 11 provider practice customers. At the time the full scope of the incident was unclear, but now a new report to the…...