Tag: #MedicalDataSecurity
Quest Diagnostics is a leading clinical laboratory company in the US. The former provides diagnostic testing and services for a range of medical conditions. The company has 7,700 centers in North America. Quest has 65,000 employees and boasts of an annual revenue of over $11 billion. On Thursday, Quest Diagnostics reported unauthorized access to its […]
iRhythm functions in US medical equipment as a digital healthcare provider that designs and commercializes device-based technology for ambulatory cardiac monitoring. The company is informing over 360,000 individuals that cyberattackers stole their personal data. The data breach was detected on June 8. The former occurred in third-party hosted enterprise applications that stored certain iRhythm data. […]
The healthcare sector has consistently suffered the highest data breach costs, averaging $10.1 million in 2024, marking the twelfth consecutive year of costly incidents. Breaches often involve sensitive data and can take up to 213 days to detect and contain, leading to severe financial, regulatory, and reputational consequences. Small healthcare providers, such as clinics, wellness […]