Exercise caution when using a mobile health app
Privacy Given the unhealthy data-collection habits of some mHealth apps, you’re well advised to tread carefully when choosing with whom ...
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A Cyberattack Has Disrupted Hospitals and Health Care in Five States
A cyberattack has disrupted hospital computer systems in several states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances to be ...
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Data of 3 Million Advocate Aurora Health Patients Exposed via Malformed Pixel
Non-profit healthcare provider Advocate Aurora Health is informing 3 million individuals that a malformed tracking pixel has inadvertently exposed protected ...
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CISA Warns of Flaws in Contec Health Patient Monitoring Devices
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning about a series of vulnerabilities in a patient vital signs monitor used ...
Read moreNovant Health Says Malformed Tracking Pixel Exposed Health Data to Meta
Healthcare services provider Novant Health has sent notifications to more than 1.3 million individuals that their protected health information (PHI) ...
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Players Health Launches Sports Insurance Product Backed by Socotra’s Policy Core Platform
Sports platform and insurtech MGA Players Health‘s latest insurance product is set to offer amateur and professional sports teams comprehensive ...
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Online health security – when ‘opt out’ isn’t an option
What happens when you try to opt out of e-health to avoid issues in the event of a breach? Healthcare ...
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Most health apps engage in unhealthy data‑harvesting habits
Most medical and fitness apps in Google Play have tracking capabilities enabled and their data collection practices aren’t transparent As ...
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Anthem hack could affect 80 million health insurance customers
Anthem Inc. has suffered an attack on its database which is likely to be the biggest data breach ever disclosed ...
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