Former Employee of Medical Packaging Company Charged with Sabotaging Electronic Shipping Records Leading to the Delay of PPE to Healthcare Providers
Christopher Dobbins, 40, of Duluth, Georgia, a former employee of a medical device packaging company, has been charged by criminal complaint for conducting a computer intrusion into his former employer’s…
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HHS: Fraudulent OCR investigator attempting to obtain PHI
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights April 3 warned HIPAA-covered entities of an individual posing as an OCR investigator attempting to obtain patients’ protected health…
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Cyber Gangsters Hit Uk Medical Firm Poised for Work on Coronavirus with Maze Ransomware Attack
Cyber gangsters have attacked the computer systems of a medical research company on standby to carry out trials of a possible future vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus. 0
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National Cyber Awareness System: Defending against COVID-19 Cyber Scams
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns individuals to remain vigilant for scams related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cyber actors may send emails with malicious attachments or links…
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OCR Announces Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced, effective immediately, that it will exercise its enforcement discretion and will waive potential…
Read More »Ransomware Forces Illinois Public Health Website Offline Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Hackers have struck an Illinois public health agency at the worst time: A ransomware strain has taken down the website for the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District — right as it’s…
Read More »Attackers Use Fake HIV Test Results to Target Insurance, Healthcare, and Pharmaceutical Companies Globally
Proofpoint researchers observed cybercriminals impersonating Vanderbilt University Medical Center and sending out fake HIV test result emails that attempted to lure recipients into opening malicious content embedded into the message.
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HHS ONC Update: ONC’s Cures Act Final Rule Just Released
Today, HHS released the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC’s) Cures Act Final Rule that will help give patients safe, secure access to their health data, spur…
Read More »Healthcare Provider Pays $100,000 Settlement to OCR for Failing to Implement HIPAA Security Rule Requirements
The practice of Steven A. Porter, M.D., has agreed to pay $100,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and…
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Ohio Nursing Home Aide Charged over 2018 Patient Escape
Federal agents have arrested a nurse’s aide who was working when a a dementia patient fled a Canton nursing home two years ago and later died.
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