Cyber Alert: National Insider Threat Awareness Month

September is National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NIATM), which is a collaborative effort between the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF), Office of the…

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Illinois Nurse’s Lawsuit Alleges Health Department Asked Her to Violate Privacy Laws

A Breese nurse has filed a lawsuit against Clinton County Health Department, alleging that she was fired in April for refusing to give law-enforcement agencies the names and addresses of…

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112K Patients Impacted by Utah Pathology Services Email Hack

Utah Pathology Services is notifying 112,000 patients that their data was potentially affected after the hack of an employee email account in June.

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Making a List and Checking it Twice: HIPAA and IT Asset Inventories

The HIPAA Security Rule requires covered entities and business associates to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all electronic protected health information (ePHI) that it creates, receives, maintains, or…

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Dozens of Boxes of Medical Records Found at Texas Recycling Center

Over two dozen boxes of old medical records containing personal patient information were found at the Odessa Recycling Center.

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FBI Investigating South Dakota COVID-19 Patient Data Breach

South Dakotans whose COVID-19 status and other personal information was collected by state agencies may be subject to a data breach that is under federal investigation.

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Weeks after malware disruption, New York hospital is getting back online

For three weeks, a 290-bed medical facility in upstate New York has been grappling with a cybersecurity incident that prevented doctors from accessing patients’ electronic medical records (EMRs).

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New York Medical Practice Reports 1,789 Patients’ Info Missing from Bank Deposit Bags

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based Saratoga Cardiology Associates has notified nearly 2,000 patients that their payment information may have been exposed after discovering information missing from bank deposit bags.

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Blackbaud Ransomware Hack Affects 657K Maine Health System Donors

A ransomware attack on healthcare business associate Blackbaud compromised the data from 657,392 donors, potential donors, and patients who support the Northern Light Health Foundation, among others, as well as thousands of other of nonprofits, healthcare systems, and hospitals.

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Malicious Cyber Actor Spoofing COVID-19 Loan Relief Webpage via Phishing Emails

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is currently tracking an unknown malicious cyber actor who is spoofing the Small Business Administration (SBA) COVID-19 loan relief webpage via phishing emails.

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