Possible Employer Vicarious Liability for Employee’s HIPAA Violation Even When Employee Engages in Unauthorized Act
Can an employer be held liable for an employee’s HIPAA violation even if the employee engaged in an unauthorized act that was motivated by the employee’s own personal interest?
Read More »Aveanna Healthcare Faces Lawsuit over Monthlong Data Breach
Georgia-based Aveanna Healthcare is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by more than 100 patients impacted by a monthlong data breach from 2019.
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Google Detects Coronavirus-Themed Phishing Attacks by Firms in India Posing as WHO
Hack-for-hire firms, many of them based in India, are creating accounts spoofing the World Health Organisation (WHO) and targeting business leaders in financial services, consulting, and healthcare corporations in the…
Read More »A New Ransomware Deploys Human-Operated Attacks against Healthcare Sector
Microsoft’s security team revealed a new ransomware that is deployed in human-operated attacks.
Read More »How to Use Telemedicine and Stay HIPAA Compliant
As telemedicine becomes a more common way for healthcare providers to interact with patients ― especially during the COVID-19 pandemic ― HIPAA must be at the forefront of every healthcare…
Read More »FBI Update: Cyber Criminals Take Advantage of COVID-19 Pandemic to Target Teleworking Employees
In response to the recent increase in teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber criminals are targeting teleworking employees with fraudulent termination phishing emails and VTC meeting invites, citing COVID-19 as…
Read More »ProLock, a New Ransomware Variant, Hitting Firms for 6 Figure Sums
ProLock, a new ransomware variant, has entered the game in recent months and has infiltrated so many system that the FBI and security firms are issuing stark warnings as it…
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Human Error Accounts for Nearly One-Third of Healthcare Data Breaches
Most cybersecurity breaches are the result of phishing and business email attacks.
Read More »Wannabe Ransomware Operators Arrested before Hospital Attacks
Law enforcement in Romania today arrested a group of individuals that were planning ransomware attacks against healthcare institutions in the country.
Read More »Illinois Children’s Hospital Sued over Patient Information Breach
A mother is suing Lurie Children’s Hospital and two former employees who allegedly accessed the medical records of her 3-year-old daughter, who underwent a sexual abuse examination at the hospital…
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