UPMC Reaches $450K Settlement in Healthcare Data Breach Lawsuit
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Charles J. Hilton, PC, (CJH) agreed to a $450,000 settlement to resolve allegations relating to a 2020 healthcare data breach.
Read More »A hacked Kaiser Permanente employee’s emails led to breach of 70,000 patient records
Kaiser Permanente, the largest nonprofit health plan provider in the United States, has disclosed a data breach that exposed the sensitive health information of almost 70,000 patients.
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700,000 Patients Affected by Arizona Medical Center Ransomware Attack
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) in Arizona has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack in April in which the attackers obtained the protected health information of approximately…
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East TN Children’s Hospital facing Lawsuit over Data Leak, Brought by Affected Patients
The East Tennessee Children’s Hospital is facing a lawsuit after plaintiffs said their data is at risk following a data breach in March 2022.
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IT Specialist Charged in Cyber Intrusion of Suburban Chicago Healthcare Company
An information technology specialist has been indicted on a federal criminal charge for allegedly hacking into the server of a suburban Chicago healthcare company where he formerly worked as a…
Read More »SAC Health Theft Incident and Multiple Ransomware Attacks Reported
Social Action Community Health System (SAC Health) has recently notified 149,940 patients that documents containing their protected health information were stolen in a break-in at an off-site storage location where…
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Bryan County Ambulance Authority in Oklahoma Faces Ransomware, 14K Impacted
Bryan County Ambulance Authority in Oklahoma began notifying patients of a ransomware attack it experienced in November 2021, which according to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) data breach portal,…
Read More »Third-Party Apps Pose New Threats to Healthcare Cybersecurity
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, third-party apps that collect health data were gaining popularity and concerns surrounding privacy were debated in the healthcare industry.
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Bill Introduced that Seeks to Improve Medical Device Cybersecurity
A new bill has been introduced that seeks to address the cybersecurity of medical devices that will require manufacturers of medical devices to meet certain minimum standards for cybersecurity for…
Read More »Average Ransom Payment Dropped by 34% in Q1, 2022
The average ransom payment in ransomware attacks fell by 34% in Q1, 2022, from an all-time high in Q4, 2021, according to ransomware incident response firm Coveware.
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