Healthcare Network Facing Class Action Lawsuit over 2020 Phishing Attack
A Philadelphia-based health system is facing a class action lawsuit over an August 2020 phishing attack that resulted in multiple employee email accounts being accessed by an unauthorized individual.
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Ransomware Targeted by New Justice Department Task Force
The Justice Department has formed a task force to curtail the proliferation of ransomware cyberattacks, in a bid to make the popular extortion schemes less lucrative by targeting the entire…
Read More »ONC Releases Updates to Health IT Playbook
The Certified Health IT section of ONC’s Health IT Playbook has been updated to reflect requirements outlined in the ONC Cures Act Final Rule and impacts to the ONC Health…
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed against SC Healthcare Company over Data Breach
A lawsuit has been filed against a South Carolina healthcare company alleging a breach of private patient data, including financial and medical information, was compromised.
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A New Day for Interoperability—The Information Blocking Regulations Start Now
Enacted by Congress over four years ago through Section 4004 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) and implemented through a final rule released over one year ago, the…
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Data risk report shows healthcare worker has access to 31,000 sensitive files on first day of work
The ‘2021 Data Risk Report: healthcare, Pharma & Biotech’ report underscores the importance of data security as organizations manage the security gaps created from remote working and cloud migration.
Read More »Ransomware: Home Health Firm Reports 2nd Cloud Vendor Incident
A home healthcare company says a data breach affecting more than 753,000 patients, employees and former workers stems from a ransomware attack on its private cloud hosted by managed service…
Read More »OCR Settles Eighteenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services announces its eighteenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. …
Read More »OCR Settles Seventeenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services announces its seventeenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative….
Read More »Ransomware Extortion Threat Actors Post Data from Four Healthcare Entities
In the last few weeks, the ransomware hackers behind Conti, Babuk, and Avaddon leaked data they claim to have stolen from at least five healthcare entities, which should serve as…
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