Patient Data Exposed in Phishing Attack on UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health has recently notified the California Attorney General about a phishing attack that was discovered on January 9, 2024, which exposed the sensitive data of patients.
Read More »Medical Records Left on the Lawn after Georgia Hospital Cleared Out
A Georgia hospital was cleared out in preparation for new business and as a result, personal information, medical records, and biohazardous waste were left on the front lawn of the…
Read More »HHS Letter to Healthcare Leaders on Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
Dear Healthcare Leaders, as you know, last month Change Healthcare was the target of a cyberattack that has had significant impacts on much of the nation’s healthcare system. The effects…
Read More »HHS Statement Regarding the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is aware that Change Healthcare — a unit of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) — was impacted by a cybersecurity incident in late…
Read More »Shut-Down Nursing Home Blames Cyberattack, PA Health Department
Jefferson Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation, the nursing home that shut down abruptly Friday, is blaming both a cyberattack and strict enforcement by the state for what went wrong.
Read More »235,000 Individuals Affected by Yakima Valley Radiology Data Breach
Yakima Valley Radiology in Washington has recently notified 235,249 individuals that there has been unauthorized access to a limited amount of patient data.
Read More »Grace Lutheran Communities Falls Victim of ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware Attack
Grace Lutheran Communities in Wisconsin, a provider of rehabilitation services, assisted living, independent living, and skilled nursing, has experienced a ransomware attack.
Read More »Hacking at UnitedHealth Unit Cripples a Swath of the US Health System
Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a huge role in the US health system, issued a brief statement saying…
Read More »CISA, FBI, and HHS Release an Update to #StopRansomware Advisory on ALPHV Blackcat
CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an update to the joint advisory #StopRansomware: ALPHV Blackcat to provide new indicators…
Read More »HHS OCR Delivers Annual Reports to Congress on HIPAA Compliance and Breaches of Unsecured PHI
On February 14, 2024, the US Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued two Reports to Congress on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…
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