Indicators of Compromise Associated with Ranzy Locker Ransomware
The FBI first identified Ranzy Locker ransomware in late 2020 when the variant began to target victims in the United States. Unknown cyber criminals using Ranzy Locker ransomware had compromised…
Read More »Spoofing, Phishing, Ransomware Continue to Overwhelm Health Systems
Hospitals and health systems continue to face an overwhelming amount of cyberattacks, spoofing and phishing incidents, and breaches resulting from unauthorized email access.
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Judge Sentences Michigan Man to 7 Years in Prison for Hacking UPMC HR Databases
Justin Sean Johnson was sentenced October 15 to the statutory maximum sentence of 60 months’ incarceration for Conspiracy to Defraud the US, and the statutory maximum of 24 months for…
Read More »Hackers gained access, deployed ransomware in just 2 minutes, Indiana health system says
It took just two minutes for hackers to breach a hospital’s network and deploy ransomware on Franklin, Ind.-based Johnson Memorial Health, according to an Oct. 4 Daily Journal report.
Read More »Alabama Baby Died Due to Hospital Ransomware Attack, Lawsuit Claims
An Alabama baby allegedly received inadequate childbirth healthcare at an Alabama hospital and later died due to computers being crippled by a ransomware attack, according to a lawsuit.
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OCR Issues Guidance on HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, and the Workplace
September 30, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to help the public understand when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
Read More »UC San Diego Health sued over data breach that may have exposed records of 500,000 patients
UC San Diego Health faces a lawsuit over a data breach last winter that potentially exposed sensitive information from nearly a half-million patients, employees and others connected with the healthcare…
Read More »Key Differences between PHI and PII, How They Impact HIPAA Compliance
Personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) may seem similar on the surface, but key distinctions set them apart.
Read More »OCR Resolves Twentieth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative with $80,000 Settlement
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services announces the resolution of its twentieth investigation in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. OCR…
Read More »Ransomware attack wipes out Arizona clinic’s EHR, corrupts 35,000 patients’ records
Queen Creek, Ariz.-based Desert Wells Family Medicine recently began notifying 35,000 patients that their EHR data was compromised by a ransomware attack.
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