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HHS Issues Special Alert Urging Providers and Contractors to 'Stay Vigilant'Change Healthcare - a unit of Optum that provides IT services and applications to hundreds of U.S. pharmacies, payers and healthcare providers - is dealing with a cyber incident that has forced the company to take its applications offline enterprisewide. The company said is triaging the situation.

13,000 Users Received Incorrect Thumbnails; 1,504 Tapped on Them, Risking PrivacyA glitch in Wyze home security cameras permitted thousands of users to catch glimpses inside strangers' homes as its cloud system came back online after an hourslong outage. Around 13,000 Wyze users received thumbnails from cameras that were not their own, and around 1,504 users tapped on them.

Cyber Actions Reflect 'Positive Step' in Addressing Overlooked Issues, Experts SayThe Biden administration's focus on addressing long-standing vulnerabilities in IT and OT at U.S. ports is a step in the right direction, and new incident reporting mandates could significantly benefit smaller, resource-strapped ports, experts told ISMG.

As Vendor Breaches Surge, Medical Practices Need 20/20 Visibility on Third PartiesAn Arizona firm that provides administrative services to a dozen ophthalmology practices in several states is notifying nearly 2.4 million patients of a data theft incident. The hack is among the latest recent major data breaches involving vendors of critical services to healthcare firms.

Why Are EHRs So Vulnerable and How Can Organizations Get Better at Protecting Them?When a hospital or clinic is hit with a cyberattack, it often seems as if the electronic health record systems just can't win. Even if the EHR system is not the prime target of the attack, it's still frequently taken off line as the organization responds to the incident. What should entities do?