1. In June, a patient at Great Valley Cardiology in Scranton, Pa., filed a lawsuit against the system following a data breach that compromised the personal information of 181,764 patients. Now, two more lawsuits have been filed against the system, and its affiliate, Commonwealth Health System.
2. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare reported a cybersecurity incident exposing the information of 11 million patients.
3. Vincera Institute, a sports medicine facility in Philadelphia, issued a notice regarding a ransomware attack that occurred April 29.
4. Greenfield, Mass.-based Pioneer Valley Ophthalmic Consultants filed a notice of data breach with the Vermont attorney general following a data security incident at third-party vendor Alta Medical Management.
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