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Month: November 2022

PHI Possibly Exposed in Ransomware Attacks at Hope Health Systems Inc., Disability Services of the Southwest, and Oceansview Optical

November 30, 2022 Site Editor

Hope Health Systems Inc. (HHS) based in Woodlawn, MD has just reported that it suffered a ransomware attack. The healthcare provider detected the attack on June 20, 2022, and engaged third-party forensics specialists to look […]

Data Breaches at Gateway Rehabilitation Center, Kaiser Permanente and Yakima Neighborhood Health Services

November 29, 2022 Site Editor

Gateway Rehabilitation Center (Gateway Rehab) based in Pennsylvania recently reported that it encountered an incident causing access problems to selected systems. Gateway Rehab detected the incident on June 13, 2022 and took quick action to […]

Forefront Dermatology Offers $3.75 Million Settlement to Solve Ransomware Lawsuit

November 25, 2022 Site Editor

The dermatology practice, Forefront Dermatology, based in Wisconsin has offered to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by patients who had their protected health information (PHI) exposed during a ransomware attack at the end of […]

877,500 People Impacted by the Ransomware Attack on Wright & Filippis

November 24, 2022 Site Editor

Wright & Filippis, the prosthetics, orthotics, and accessibility service provider based in Rochester Hills, MI has just reported that it encountered a ransomware attack on its system. The attack happened from January 26 to January […]

Cyberattacks on Healthcare Increased by 60% YoY

November 23, 2022 Site Editor

There was a worldwide upsurge in cyberattacks in Quarter 3 of 2022. Attacks increased by 28% in contrast to the same period in 2021. Attacks today occur at an average rate of 1,130 every week, […]

Dental Oasis Receives Seal of HIPAA Compliance

November 22, 2022 Site Editor

Compliancy Group has recently confirmed that dentistry practice Dental Oasis, (Inku & Myung Dental Inc.) based in Inglewood, CA has an efficient HIPAA compliance program. Dental practices are categorized as covered entities according to the […]

Patient Data Exposed in Data Breaches at Salud Family Health, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Forest Hill Pediatrics

November 18, 2022 Site Editor

Salud Family Health Gives Latest News on September 2022 Ransomware Attack Salud Family Health based in Colorado, a Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC), just gave the latest information on a cyberattack that happened in September […]

Pennsylvania Revises Its Data Breach Notification Rule

November 17, 2022 Site Editor

Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania just approved Senate Bill 696. The bill broadens the definition of personal information that is covered in the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act which requires the issuance of notifications […]

Five Former Employees of Tennessee Hospital Charged with Criminal HIPAA Violations

November 16, 2022 Site Editor

A federal grand jury in Memphis charged five ex-employees of Methodist Hospital in Tennessee with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) criminal violations for impermissibly obtaining the protected health information (PHI) of patients and […]

Most of CommonSpirit Health EHRs Affected by Ransomware Attack are Now Restored

November 15, 2022 Site Editor

CommonSpirit Health has just given news updates about the development of its recovery effort in response to the October 2022 ransomware attack that impacted numerous services throughout its network. The health system discovered the attack […]

HC3 Gives Warning About Venus Ransomware

November 12, 2022 Site Editor

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has lately provided information on the tactics, techniques, and procedures related to Venus ransomware attacks. It gave a number of tips about mitigations that healthcare groups can carry […]

CommonSpirit Health States EHRs are Back Online After Ransomware Attack

November 11, 2022 Site Editor

CommonSpirit Health has lately given an announcement about the development that has been done in recouping from a ransomware attack in October 2022 that impacted a lot of services throughout its network. The health system […]

Settlement Proposal of Lurie Children’s Hospital to Resolve Insider Breach Lawsuit

November 10, 2022 Site Editor

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital has offered to settle a class action lawsuit that was filed in relation to two privacy breaches where employees accessed medical records without authorization. The Chicago hospital found […]

Aveanna Healthcare Pays $425,000 Penalty to Resolve Phishing Investigation

November 8, 2022 Site Editor

Aveanna Healthcare has decided to pay the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts $425,000 as a financial penalty for not implementing proper safety measures to avoid phishing attacks, thus violating state and government legislation. […]

Third-Party Data Breaches Impact Anesthesia, Eye Care, and Telehealth Providers

November 5, 2022 Site Editor

A number of anesthesia service providers have reported that they were impacted by a data breach encountered by their management services organization (MSO). In October, 13 anesthesia services providers to hospitals were impacted by the […]

Observance of Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month This November

November 3, 2022 Site Editor

President Biden proclaimed November to be observed as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. It is a month focused on increasing understanding of the requirement to enhance critical infrastructure and toning up the strength of […]

HITECH Recognized Security Practices and How Covered Entities Prove Their Implementation

November 3, 2022 Site Editor

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published a YouTube video that tells at length how the HITECH Act amendment in 2021 concerning “Recognized Security Practices” is applicable […]

Use of Passwordless Authentication Expands However Poor Password Practices Continue

November 1, 2022 Site Editor

Passwords are an affordable and easy way of authentication. Although passwords offer a high level of security, the fact is that they are a weak spot that threat actors frequently exploit to acquire access to […]

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