Based on the newest report from ransomware incident response firm Coveware, there is a 38% decline in the average ransom payment made by victims of ransomware attacks between Q1 and Q2, 2021. Q2’s average ransom […]
2020 was notably bad for the healthcare sector considering the record numbers of reported data breaches. Ransomware was a big threat. Emsisoft identified 560 ransomware attacks on healthcare companies last 2020. According to Comparitech, the […]
The Cancer Center at Greenwood Leflore Hospital (CCGLH) in Mississippi informed its patients about the Elekta ransomware attack as a preventative measure to avert identity theft and fraud. Elekta notified CCGLH on May 17 regarding […]
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has made an announcement about a security incident that involved the protected health information (PHI) of clients of Aging Partners, a department of the City of Lincoln. […]
Oklahoma Heart Hospital has begun informing a number of patients regarding a privacy incident wherein paperwork that contains some patient data was unintentionally contributed to charity. A former worker had written notes by hand that […]
For three successive months, there has been an increase in the number of reported healthcare data breaches involving at least 500 records. June had 70 data breaches involving at least 500 records reported to the […]
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) has encountered a ransomware attack and had patient data stolen. The medical center said it identified suspicious activity within the hospital system in mid-June and had taken fast […]
Another three healthcare providers made an announcement that they were affected by the recent ransomware attack on Elekta Inc, the Swedish radiation therapy and radiosurgery solution provider. Elekta has a cloud-based mobile app known as […]
Sierra Nevada Primary Care Physicians based in California is notifying 1,717 patients regarding an incident that resulted in the stealing of selected protected health information (PHI), which includes names and credit card details. The District […]
The protected health information (PHI) of around 30,063 Florida Blue (Blue Shield of Florida and Blue Cross) members might have been seen or acquired during a brute force attack on the online member portal of […]
Like California and Virginia, Colorado has passed a comprehensive data privacy law to protect state locals. There were several amendments made before the Colorado Privacy Act went over the line. The state Senate finally passed […]
The pharmacy and supermarket company Kroger has offered to pay $5 million to settle lawsuits which the victims of a data breach filed because their personal data and protected health information (PHI) were exposed. Kroger […]
Coastal Family Health Center (CFHC), the fourth biggest community health center based in Mississippi, has begun informing patients regarding a May 13, 2021 cyberattack that compromised some of their protected health information (PHI). CFHC stated […]
According to a new NBC4 Investigates Report, a breach of the Ohio State University’s (OSU) pilot program that assists veterans to recuperate from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other psychological health problems led ot […]
Two former patients filed a class-action lawsuit against BJC HealthCare in relation to an email data breach in March 2020, but the lawsuit has made it through two motions to dismiss. Bradley Dean Taylor and […]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new tool that organizations can use to evaluate how effectively they are prepared to protect against and recuperate from a ransomware attack. The threat […]
The DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new information that details cybersecurity bad practices, which are extremely harmful and considerably increase threat to critical infrastructure. There are a lot of publicized […]
Five Rivers Health Centers located in Ohio has advised 155,748 patients regarding the unauthorized access to some of their protected health information (PHI) contained in email accounts as a consequence of a phishing attack. There […]
The Government Accountability Office has released a report right after an evaluation of the organizational strategy to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)cybersecurity. The study was done because both the HHS and […]
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