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Month: February 2022

Cyberattack Announced by Logan Health Medical Center and NHS Management

February 25, 2022 Site Editor

Logan Health Medical Center located in Kalispell, MT has lately begun sending notifications to some patients that hackers obtained access to a file server that stored patient data in a highly advanced criminal attack. The […]

NCCoE Publishes the NIST Guidance Final Version on Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring Ecosystem

February 24, 2022 Site Editor

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the NIST guidance final version on Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring Ecosystem (SP 1800-30). Healthcare delivery companies have been using more telehealth and remote patient monitoring […]

Sea Mar Community Health Centers Confronting Class Action Lawsuit Because of 688,000-Record Data Breach

February 23, 2022 Site Editor

Sea Mar Community Health Centers located in Seattle, WA is confronted with a class-action lawsuit because of a cyberattack that led to the exposure of the protected health information (PHI) of 688,000 persons. The breach […]

Federal Court Proposes PracticeFirst Data Breach Lawsuit Dismissal

February 21, 2022 Site Editor

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York has suggested the dismissal of a class action data breach suit against Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions regarding a ransomware attack in 2020. Medical management […]

Bipartisan Legislation Presented to Modernize Health Data Privacy Rules

February 18, 2022 Site Editor

Healthcare privacy regulations in the United States must be updated to bring them into the current age to make sure individually identifiable health information is secured regardless of how it is gathered and shared. The […]

PHI of 521,000 Persons Exposed in Data Breach at Morley Companies

February 17, 2022 Site Editor

Morley Companies based in Saignaw, MI has lately reported that it encountered a cyberattack that began on August 1, 2021, resulting in the inability to access data from its data systems. The business services provider […]

CaptureRx Offers $4.75 Million Settlement to Resolve Data Breach Litigation

February 16, 2022 Site Editor

CaptureRx has offered to pay $4.75 million to resolve claims associated with a 2021 data breach that impacted roughly 2.4 million patients of its healthcare company customers. CaptureRx is a medical care administrative service company […]

AccelHealth and Pace Center for Girls Announced Hacking Incidents

February 15, 2022 Site Editor

Cross Timbers Health Clinics located in Brownwood, Texas, doing business with the brand AccelHealth, encountered a ransomware attack last December 15, 2021, which kept the Federally Qualified Health Center from obtaining access to a number […]

RI Attorney General Subpoenas UnitedHealthcare and RIPTA in Relation to 22,000-Record Data Breach

February 11, 2022 Site Editor

The Rhode Island Attorney General is conducting an investigation involving the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and UnitedHealthcare because of a cyberattack and security breach that allowed hackers to access RIPTA’s system that held […]

HC3: Learn from Ireland’s Health Service Executive Ransomware Attack Experience

February 10, 2022 Site Editor

The HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has published a report giving information about the Conti ransomware attack on the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland last May 2021, as well as guidance for […]

Data Breaches Reported by Suncoast Skin Solutions, South City Hospital, Raveco Medical, and the Colorado DHS

February 9, 2022 Site Editor

Suncoast Skin Solutions, a network composed of 22 surgical, medical, and cosmetic dermatological care clinics based in Florida, recently began sending notifications to 57,730 patients regarding a ransomware attack it discovered on July 14, 2021. […]

Ransomware Actors Exploit Unpatched Vulnerabilities as the Most Common Attack Vector

February 8, 2022 Site Editor

Ransomware gangs are increasingly taking advantage of unpatched vulnerabilities in software applications and operating systems to acquire access to company networks, and they are adopting zero-day vulnerabilities quickly. Unpatched vulnerabilities are currently the major attack […]

HC3: Lowered Threat Level from BlackMatter Ransomware

February 4, 2022 Site Editor

In September 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released a notification warning the health industry concerning a higher threat associated with BlackMatter ransomware attacks. A couple of […]

HIPAA Guidelines for Nursing Students

February 3, 2022 Site Editor

It is crucial for nursing students to be familiar with the HIPAA guidelines since nursing students perform a role in providing healthcare. When nursing students do not have enough training in HIPAA compliance, the privacy […]

Regarding the Healthcare Data Breach Reporting Trend

February 2, 2022 Site Editor

The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires the sending of data breach notification to the Secretary of the HHS “without unnecessary delay” and not later than 60 days after the discovery date of a data breach. […]

Medical Healthcare Solutions and Advocates Inc. Report Cyberattacks and Data Theft Occurrences

February 1, 2022 Site Editor

Advocates Inc based in Massachusetts., a nonprofit provider of support services for persons suffering from life challenges like autism, addiction, brain injury, intellectual disabilities, mental health, and behavioral health, has announced it recently encountered a […]

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