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Month: August 2019

Cyberattacks on NCH Healthcare System and Ohio Eye Care Provider

August 30, 2019 Site Editor

A phishing attack on NCH Healthcare System in Naples, FL resulted in the exposure of patient information. NCH Healthcare knew about the suspicious activities on its payroll system on June 14, 2019. A third-party computer […]

DPA Fined Skellefteå School for Using Facial Recognition Technology

August 29, 2019 Site Editor

The Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued its first financial penalty for a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violation. A high school in Skellefteå was issued a 200,000 SEK fine (€19,000/$21,000) for conducting a pilot […]

Unsecured Databases Compromised the PHI Amarin and Medico Clients

August 28, 2019 Site Editor

An unsecured database online contains the personal data of individuals who exhibited an interest in Vascepa®, a cholesterol drug that Amarin Pharma manufactures. The database contained information including complete names, telephone numbers, email addresses, home […]

PHI of 10,000 Massachusetts General Hospital Patients Exposed Due to Data Breach

August 27, 2019 Site Editor

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) discovered recently the unauthorized access of the computer applications utilized by its Department of Neurology researchers. The person behind the breach could potentially access the protected health information (PHI) of around […]

Box of Documents From Western Connecticut Health Network and Arizona State University Students’ Information Exposed

August 26, 2019 Site Editor

Nuvance Health informed some Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) patients concerning their protected health information (PHI) exp. CHN sent to the Connecticut State Department of Public Health a package of medical documents on June 11, […]

Reasons Behind the Targeted Hacking in the Healthcare Industry

August 23, 2019 Site Editor

The healthcare industry is being attacked with more data breaches. Why do hackers want to target the healthcare industry? FireEye came up with a new report to provide answers to this question. FireEye researchers analyzed […]

UnityPoint Health Data Breach Lawsuit Partly Dismissed by Federal Judge

August 22, 2019 Site Editor

The Western District of Wisconsin US District Court has partly dismissed the class-action data breach lawsuit that UnityPoint Health is facing. In February 2018, employees of UnityPoint Health received phishing emails and responded to them. […]

Unsecured Amarin and Medico Database Resulted in Potential PHI Disclosure

August 21, 2019 Site Editor

A database which comprises of the personal information of men and women who expressed interest in Vascepa®, a cholesterol drug manufactured by Amarin Pharma, was exposed online. The database, which a third party vendor maintained, […]

Breach of Almost 45,000 PHI at Integrated Regional Laboratories, Bayview Dental and Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network

August 20, 2019 Site Editor

Florida’s Integrated Regional Laboratories (IRL) is informing about 30,000 patients regarding the potential compromise of their protected health information (PHI) as a result of the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) data breach, which was discovered […]

medRxiv Study Reveals Many Healthcare Providers Do Not Comply with HIPAA Right of Access

August 19, 2019 Site Editor

medRxiv, a health manuscript archiving firm, recently conducted a study which revealed the prevalent noncompliance with the HIPAA right of access. The researchers of this study mailed 51 healthcare providers requesting for medical record and […]

Breaches at Ohio Eye Care Provider and NCH Healthcare System Potentially Compromised Patient PHI

August 16, 2019 Site Editor

Eye Care Associates, a fully integrated eye care provider in the northeast Ohio region, had a ransomware attack in late July which led to the inaccessibility of its computer systems. Two weeks after the attack, […]

Hackers Demand a Ransom Paymet of $1 Million from Grays Harbor Community Hospital

August 15, 2019 Site Editor

The ransomware attack on Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, WA continues to cause problems after its attack two months ago. The attackers asked for $1 million ransom payment in exchange for the encryption unlock […]

MU Health Faces Lawsuit Over Phishing Attack in May 2019

August 14, 2019 Site Editor

Because of a phishing attack on April 2019, the University of Missouri Health Care (MU Health) is charged with a lawsuit. MU Health found out on May 1, 2019 the one week unauthorized access of […]

$145 Million Settlement Proposal of Allscripts to Resolve Its HIPAA and HITECH Act Violations

August 13, 2019 Site Editor

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions proposed a preliminary settlement to resolve the violations of HIPAA, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the electronic health record (EHR) incentive program of the HITECH Act by the electronic health record (EHR) firm […]

Over 522,000 Patients Impacted by Ransomware Attacks on Puerto Rico Healthcare Providers

August 12, 2019 Site Editor

Bayamón Medical Center and Puerto Rico Women and Children’s Hospital had a ransomware attack which affected over 500,000 patients living in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. A press release on July 19, 2019 explained the discovery by […]

PHI of Over 522,000 Puerto Rico Patients Impacted by Ransomware Attack

August 9, 2019 Site Editor

Bayamón Medical Center and Puerto Rico Women and Children’s Hospital were attacked by ransomware, which affected more than half a million patients from Bayamón, Puerto Rico. A press release on July 19, 2019 mentioned the […]

Using the Emergency Text Notification System and HIPAA Compliance

August 8, 2019 Site Editor

Businesses governed by HIPAA regulations need to be mindful whenever using emergency text notification systems and ensure not to disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) without authorization. It can be quite difficult to adhere to HIPAA […]

New HIPAA Attorney Joins the Compliancy Group

August 7, 2019 Site Editor

Compliancy Group made an announcement regarding the new appointment of an experienced healthcare lawyer and legal researcher to the task of helping simplify the complicated Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements. The goal […]

VA OIG Report Reveals Security Violations Associated With Medical Device Workarounds

August 6, 2019 Site Editor

The Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) inspected a California VA medical center recently and found security vulnerabilities linked to medical device workarounds as well as non-compliance with Veterans Health Administration […]

31.6 Million Healthcare Records Breached in First Half of 2019

August 5, 2019 Site Editor

The healthcare industry has had a particularly bad first six months. The many reports of data breaches and the volume of healthcare records exposed every day are very concerning. The trend this 2019 is over […]

Northwood Inc Phishing Attack Compromised the PHI of 15,000 Patients

August 2, 2019 Site Editor

A HIPAA business associate from Madison Heights, MI, Northwood Inc., reported hacking of one of its employee’s email account and potential viewing or acquisition of sensitive patient information. Northwood Inc knew about the breach on […]

Netherlands Haga Hospital Penalized €460,000 for GDPR Data Breach

August 1, 2019 Site Editor

The first GDPR data breach fine has been issued by Authoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the GDPR data protection authority in the Netherlands, to Haga Hospital in the Hague. The hospital is to pay a GDPR fine of […]

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