New Data Reveals Extent of Ransomware Attacks on the Healthcare Sector
According to the latest figures released by the CyberPeace Institute, 295 cyberattacks are known to have been conducted on the healthcare sector in the past 18 months between June 2,…
Read More »Learnings from a Major Healthcare Ransomware Attack
One of the most serious healthcare ransomware attacks occurred earlier this year, when the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Republic of Ireland’s national health system, suffered a major attack that…
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Two Data Breaches at WA Senior Care Nonprofit Impact 103K
Sound Generations, a nonprofit that provides food security, transportation, and health and wellness services to seniors and disabled adults in King County, Washington, experienced two data breaches that impacted a…
Read More »Maryland Health Department Hit by Cyberattack
Maryland authorities are investigating a cyberattack that took the state Department of Health offline this past weekend, as they determine if any information has been stolen.
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EHR snooping leads to criminal HIPAA violation charges in New York
A Long Island-area hospital announced this past week that one of its night-shift employees had improperly accessed electronic health record information in violation of its policies.
Read More »Five enforcement actions hold healthcare providers accountable for HIPAA Right of Access
November 30, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of five investigations in its Health Insurance Portability and…
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Ohio Hospital Diverting Ambulances, Canceling Appointments amid Cyberattack
Southern Ohio Medical Center was hit with a cyberattack early Thursday, Nov. 11, which forced the nonprofit provider into electronic health record (EHR) downtime procedures.
Read More »320K Impacted in EHR Vendor Breach, Ransomware Hits Health Systems
An EHR vendor began notifying its clients of a data breach that may have exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) of nearly 320,000 individuals.
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Pennsylvania AG Arrests Caregiver for Stealing Intellectually Disabled Clients’ Personal Information
Attorney General Josh Shapiro, in conjunction with the 47th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, announced that the Office of Attorney General has filed charges against Nelson Fornah for stealing the personal…
Read More »Third-Party Vendor Ransomware Attack Impacts Humana, Anthem Members
Both Humana and Anthem began notifying members that their protected health information (PHI) had been exposed following a ransomware attack on billing and IT solutions vendor PracticeMax.
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