Half of Ransomware Attacks Have Disrupted Healthcare Delivery, Jama Report Finds
Led by University of Minnesota Public Health researchers, the Trends in Ransomware Attacks on US Hospitals, Clinics and Other Health Care Delivery Organizations study quantified the frequency and characteristics of…
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Hive Claims Responsibility for Nursing Home Chain Attack
A Florida-based nursing home chain with a checkered past says an unnamed third-party vendor is responsible for a data breach incident.
Read More »Trends in Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Delivery Organizations 2016–2021
In this cohort study of 374 ransomware attacks, the annual number of ransomware attacks on healthcare delivery organizations more than doubled from 2016 to 2021, exposing the personal health information…
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Lab Pays $16,500 Settlement to HHS, Resolving Potential HIPAA Violation over Medical Records Request
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services announced a settlement with Life Hope Labs, LLC, a full-service diagnostic laboratory in Sandy Springs,…
Read More »Hackers Accessed Data on 270,000 Patients from Louisiana Hospital System
Hackers accessed the personal data of nearly 270,000 patients in an attempted ransomware attack on a Louisiana healthcare system in October, a spokesperson for the system told CNN Wednesday.
Read More »Brooklyn Hospital Network Reverts to Paper Charts for Weeks after Cyberattack
A network of three hospitals in Brooklyn, New York, has had to work off paper charts for weeks following a cyberattack on its computer systems in late November, the hospital…
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NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Alert to Protect Patient Data and Information
The Division of Consumer Affairs issued an alert to support healthcare practitioners in their efforts to protect patient data and information from disclosure.
Read More »HHS Civil Rights Office Resolves HIPAA Right of Access Investigation
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a settlement with Health Specialists of Central Florida Inc., a provider in Florida…
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Cybersecurity Attack Hits Three Brooklyn Hospitals
A network breach of One Brooklyn Health has affected patients and employees over the past few weeks at three hospitals in Brooklyn.
Read More »CISA Releases Phishing Infographic
Today, CISA published a Phishing Infographic to help protect both organizations and individuals from successful phishing operations. This infographic provides a visual summary of how threat actors execute successful phishing…
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