Items Tagged with 'patient privacy'

21,344 medical records with sensitive patient information were exposed. 

Medical Express Ambulance Inc. (MedEx) recently experienced a data breach that may have allowed unauthorized access to patient health information.

Philadelphia healthcare facility Vincera has issued a notice following a ransomware attack in April of 2023 that compromised patient data.

The healthcare sector continues to face a significant increase in cybersecurity threats putting patients’ lives and personal data at risk. 

Attacks present challenges for the medical community. Governments and institutions must work together to create a secure environment for patient data.

Broward Health, a healthcare system in South Florida, suffered a data breach in October 2021 that impacted patient and employee personal information.  

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles has suffered a data breach that compromised the information of over 400,000 patients.