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Multiple Class Action Lawsuits Submitted Against Scripps Health Because of a Ransomware Attack

June 29, 2021 Site Editor

Scripps Health in San Diego is looking at several class-action lawsuits due to a ransomware attack on April 29, 2021 that affected 147,267 people. As a result of the attack, the 5-hospital healthcare system needed […]

Mayo Clinic’s Former Physician Charged With Improper Medical Record Access

June 28, 2021 Site Editor

In October 2020, Mayo Clinic reported that a former employee was found to have committed impermissible access to the health records of roughly 1,600 patients. Based on a statement released by the Mayo Clinic, the […]

NIST Draft Guidance for Ransomware Risk Management Published

June 24, 2021 Site Editor

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a draft Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Ransomware Risk Management to be able to guide organizations avoid, respond and recuperate from ransomware attacks. The Ransomware Profile […]

Bipartisan Group of Senators Bring in Federal Data Breach Notification Bill

June 23, 2021 Site Editor

A bipartisan group of senators has brought in a federal data breach notification bill- the Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021 – that calls for all federal organizations, contractors, and firms that have supervision over […]

Healthcare Data Breach Report for May 2021

June 22, 2021 Site Editor

May was 2021’s worst month thus far in terms of healthcare data breaches. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights recorded 63 breaches involving 500 or more records in May. For […]

Email Security Incidents at South Texas Health System and Atricure

June 21, 2021 Site Editor

South Texas Health System has informed 6,761 regarding some of their protected health information (PHI) that had been accidentally disclosed. South Texas Health System offers discharge directions following patients are given medical care in its […]

Connecticut Legislature Improves Data Breach Notification Legislation

June 18, 2021 Site Editor

The Connecticut legislature has improved its data breach notification rule, extending the definition of personal information and reducing the maximum period of time for providing breach notices. The new legislation brings the data breach notification […]

SEIU 775 Benefits Group Data Breach Affects 140,000 People

June 17, 2021 Site Editor

A cyberattack on Service Employees International Union 775 (SEIU 775) Benefits Group, which is a benefits manager for home healthcare and nursing home employees, resulted in the removal of sensitive information. IT employees discovered issues […]

IT Security Company COO Indicted Over Cyberattack on Georgia Medical Center

June 16, 2021 Site Editor

The Chief Operating Officer of an IT security agency is facing a lawsuit due to a financially driven cyberattack on Gwinnett Medical Center based in Lawrenceville, GA last September 2018. Vikas Singla, aged 45, of […]

Patch Released to Correct Critical RCE Vulnerability in ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard

June 15, 2021 Site Editor

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a security alert concerning 6 vulnerabilities identified in the ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard, which include a remote code execution vulnerability with critical 9.9 severity. An anonymous person […]

Humana and Cotiviti Dealing with Class Action Lawsuit Because of 63,000-Record Data Breach

June 11, 2021 Site Editor

The health insurance and healthcare provider Humana in Louisville, KY and its business associate Cotiviti are confronted with legal action due to a data breach identified in late December 2020. On May 26, 2021, a […]

Settlement to Resolve Nebraska Medicine Data Breach Lawsuit Wins Preliminary Approval

June 10, 2021 Site Editor

In September 2020, Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center found out that their systems were hacked and downloaded with malware allowing the hackers access to the protected health information (PHI) of approximately […]

NIST Issues Guidance for First Responders on Using Biometric Authentication for Mobile Gadgets

June 9, 2021 Site Editor

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted its latest report about the usage of biometric authentication on cellular devices to permit first responders to obtain quick access to sensitive information, at the […]

Ransomware Attacks Affect Sturdy Memorial Hospital and UF Health

June 8, 2021 Site Editor

Attleboro, MA-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital is notifying 57,379 patients regarding a computer security incident that happened on February 9, 2021 whereby patient data was compromised. In accordance with the breach notice issued by the hospital, […]

Diabetes, Endocrinology & Lipidology Center Resolves HIPAA Right of Access Case By Paying $5,000

June 4, 2021 Site Editor

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has reached a settlement with The Diabetes, Endocrinology & Lipidology Center, Inc. (DELC) to resolve a potential violation of the HIPAA Right of Access. This is OCR’s 8th financial […]

FBI Alert About Ongoing Exploitation of Fortinet Vulnerabilities by APT Actors

June 3, 2021 Site Editor

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has given a Flash Notification cautioning Fortinet Fortigate appliances end users that Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups are planning to target devices that haven’t been patched for three vulnerabilities: […]

SolarWinds Orion Hackers Targeting U.S. Companies Using New Spear Phishing Campaign

June 2, 2021 Site Editor

Microsoft has found a huge spear-phishing campaign executed by the Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, which is responsible for the SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack. Since January 2021, Microsoft has tracked the APT group […]

Ransomware Attack on Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Impacted 209,280 Individuals

June 1, 2021 Site Editor

RMcKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) in Gallup, NM submitted a report regarding a ransomware attack in February 2021 that resulted in patient data exfiltration. The attack in February conducted by the Conti ransomware gang […]

Ransomware Attacks Impact Patients of CareSouth Carolina and Community Access Unlimited

May 31, 2021 Site Editor

CareSouth Carolina based in Hartsville, SC has informed 76,035 patients regarding the likely exposure of some of their protected health information (PHI) because of a ransomware attack on Netgain Technologies, its IT service provider. Netgain […]

Data Breaches at ZocDoc and Cincinnati Parenting Center

May 27, 2021 Site Editor

ZocDoc based in New York, which provides a platform that allows potential patients to schedule meetings with doctors and dentists, has found an issue in its software program that permitted patient information to be seen […]

Is it a HIPAA Violation to Request Certification of Vaccine Status?

May 26, 2021 Site Editor

There has been a great deal of uncertainty regarding the case of inquiring somebody if they have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. Does it constitute a HIPAA violation, particularly with regards to employers asking their staff […]

Health Plan of San Joaquin Email Security Breach Affects 420,433 Individuals

May 25, 2021 Site Editor

Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ), which is a non-profit provider of Medi-Cal managed care located in French Camp, CA, found out that an unauthorized person has acquired access to its email system and possibly […]

Healthcare Groups Bring up Concern Concerning the Recommended HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes

May 24, 2021 Site Editor

A number of healthcare organizations have shown concern concerning the HIPAA Privacy Rule modifications recommended by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last December 2020 and publicized in the Federal Register last January. […]

Data Breaches on New England Dermatology and Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

May 22, 2021 Site Editor

New England Dermatology has begun informing 58,106 patients regarding the compromise of some of their protected health information (PHI). In a breach notice last April 30, 2021, New England Dermatology stated that its in-house pathology […]

Healthcare Data Breach Report for April 2021

May 21, 2021 Site Editor

April was notably an awful month for healthcare data breaches as 62 breaches involving at least 500 records were reported. March 2021 had the same number of healthcare data breaches. April had more than 2 […]

UHS Data Breach Lawsuit Proceeds for Patient Who Had a Surgical treatment Postponed

May 20, 2021 Site Editor

Universal Health Services (UHS) is facing a lawsuit associated with a 2020 data breach; but, the lawsuit proceeded only for one of the patients identified on the lawsuit. UHS manages approximately 400 hospitals and care […]

Verizon Reports More Healthcare Phishing and Ransomware Attacks Than Insider Breaches

May 19, 2021 Site Editor

2020 was definitely not a usual year. The pandemic put big challenges on IT security teams and companies were compelled to quickly speed up their digital transformation strategies and greatly expand their remote working capacities. […]

CISA/FBI Present Best Practices for Stopping Business Disruption from Ransomware Attacks

May 14, 2021 Site Editor

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have given an advisory regarding DarkSide ransomware after the attack on the fuel pipeline firm Colonial Pipeline. The cyberattack triggered significant disruption […]

Macadamian Technologies Receives HIPAA Seal of Compliance Award

May 13, 2021 Site Editor

Compliancy Group has certified that Macadamian Technologies has an efficient HIPAA compliance program in place and granted the company its HIPAA Seal of Compliance award. Macadamian Technologies is a software design and development company based […]

Insight Global And Pennsylvania Department Of Health Face Lawsuit over 72,000-Record Data Breach

May 12, 2021 Site Editor

The Pennsylvania Department of Health and also its COVID-19 contact tracing provider are getting sued because of a breach of the personal and medical information of 72,000 Pennsylvanians. Insight Global and the Department of Health […]

CISA Alerts of FiveHands Ransomware Threat

May 11, 2021 Site Editor

The DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published an advisory regarding a new ransomware variant that is employed in attacks on a number of industry sectors, such as medical care. To date, the […]

Health Aid of Ohio Security Breach Impacts Approximately 141,00 People

May 7, 2021 Site Editor

Full-service home medical equipment firm, Health Aid of Ohio in Parma, OH, has learned that unauthorized people obtained access to its networks and stolen a number of files. The data breach was identified on February […]

Multiple Healthcare Provider Clients Impacted by CaptureRx Ransomware Attack

May 6, 2021 Site Editor

CaptureRx, a 340B administrative services provider to healthcare organizations in San Antonio, TX, has experienced a ransomware attack that resulted in the theft of files that contain the protected health information (PHI) of its customers’ […]

Radiation Treatments Postponed Due to Software Vendor Cyberattack

May 5, 2021 Site Editor

Elekta, a Swedish provider of oncology and radiology system, is recovering from a cyberattack that shoved it to take offline its first-generation web-based storage platform on April 20, 2021. Even though the firm has reported […]

Ransomware Attack Reported by Scripps Health and Midwest Transplant Network

May 4, 2021 Site Editor

The healthcare provider Scripps Health located in San Diego experienced a ransomware attack on May 1, 2021 which compelled it to shut down its information technology systems. Scripps Health manages four hospitals throughout the San […]

Californian Healthcare Service Provider Learns that Patient Information was Exposed Online for More Than a Year

May 3, 2021 Site Editor

Doctors Medical Center of Modesto (DCM) in California has found out that a service provider employed by a former vendor inadvertently exposed patient information over the web. DCM had hired the SaaS platform company Medifies […]

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Einstein Healthcare Network Over 2020 Phishing Attack

April 30, 2021 Site Editor

Einstein Healthcare Network, a health system based in Philadelphia, is dealing with a class-action lawsuit associated with an August 2020 phishing attack that enabled an unauthorized person to access several employee email accounts. Einstein Healthcare […]

Wyoming Department of Health Reports GitHub Data Breach Affecting 164,000 People

April 29, 2021 Site Editor

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has found out that the protected health information (PHI) of 164,021 people were accidentally exposed on the internet because of a mistake made by a member of its employees. […]

PHI Compromised Due to Cyberattacks on HME Specialists and Sapphire Community Health

April 28, 2021 Site Editor

An email security breach at HME Specialists LLC, doing business as Home Medical Equipment Holdco, resulted in the potential compromise of the protected health information (PHI) of 153,013 people. HME Specialists found suspicious activity within […]

DOJ Introduces Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force

April 27, 2021 Site Editor

Due to the escalating danger from ransomware attacks, the U.S Department of Justice has started a brand new Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force that is going to focus on the whole ransomware ecosystem. The […]

Healthcare Data Breach Summary Report for March 2021

April 23, 2021 Site Editor

The healthcare data breaches reported in March increased by 38.8%. There were 62 breaches involving at least 500 records reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, the majority of which were hacking incidents. The […]

PHI of Around 200,000 Washington D.C. Health Plan Members Stolen by Hackers

April 22, 2021 Site Editor

A cyberattack on CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan District of Columbia (CHPDC) resulted in the theft of CHPDC members’ protected health information (PHI). CHPDC, formerly called Trusted Health Plans, found out that its computer […]

NSA/CISA/FBI: Patch Today to Prevent Russian Government Hackers From Exploiting These 5 Vulnerabilities

April 21, 2021 Site Editor

Pressure between Russia and the U.S. is increasing because of the nonstop cyberattacks on private and public sector establishments as well as the U.S. government by Russian government hackers. The National Security Agency (NSA), DHS’ […]

Health-ISAC Assists Healthcare Companies to Get Ready for Supply Chain Cyberattacks

April 20, 2021 Site Editor

Health-ISAC, together with the American Hospital Association (AHA), has shared guidance for healthcare data security teams to assist them to develop resilience in the event of supply chain cyberattacks like the latest SolarWinds Orion occurrence. […]

SageData Receives the HIPAA Seal of Compliance

April 16, 2021 Site Editor

Compliancy Group has certified that SageData, the business intelligence platform provider from Bulgarian, has effectively enforced a HIPAA compliance program and is keeping the regulatory requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule, Privacy Rule, Omnibus Rule, […]

4 New Critical Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities Need Immediate Patching

April 15, 2021 Site Editor

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has reported four zero-day vulnerabilities identified in Microsoft Exchange Server versions 2013, 2016, and 2019 which are employed for on-premises Microsoft Exchange Servers. Quick patching is necessary as threat […]

Adventist Health Physicians Network to Pay $40,000 for Privacy Breach

April 14, 2021 Site Editor

The Ventura County District Attorney directed Adventist Health Physicians Network located in Simi Valley, California to pay civil momentary penalties worth $40,000 for a civil privacy settlement resolving a patient privacy breach that impacted 3,797 […]

Fresh Gravity Receives HIPAA Seal of Compliance

April 13, 2021 Site Editor

The business and technology consulting company Fresh Gravity has been verified by Compliancy Group as having undertaken all required actions to show compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule, Privacy Rule, Omnibus Rule, Breach Notification Rule, […]

CISA Launches Tool for Finding Post BreachBreach Activity in Microsoft 365 Environments

April 12, 2021 Site Editor

The DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has introduced a brand new tool to go with the open-source Sparrow detection tool based on PowerShell that was launched in December 2020 to support network defenders […]

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Roper St. Francis Healthcare Over Data Breach

April 8, 2021 Site Editor

Roper St Francis Healthcare is confronted with a class action lawsuit associated with an October 2020 data breach wherein patient information was purportedly stolen. The lawsuit alleges negligence for not protecting patients’ private information. From […]

FBI/CISA Alert on Continuing Attacks On Vulnerable Fortinet FortiOS Servers

April 7, 2021 Site Editor

Advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are exploiting vulnerabilities in the Fortinet FortiOS operating system to gain access to servers to get into networks as pre-positioning for follow-on data exfiltration and information encryption attacks. In the […]

PHI from Several Covered Entities Posted on GitHub

April 6, 2021 Site Editor

Med-Data Inc., a revenue cycle management services vendor based in Spring, TX, has given confirmation that the protected health information (PHI) of patients of some of its clients were loaded to GitHub, an open-source software […]

Kleva Health Inc. Receives the HIPAA Seal of Compliance Award

April 5, 2021 Site Editor

Compliancy Group has reported that Kleva Health Inc. has an appropriate HIPAA compliance program in place and is satisfying the prerequisites of the HIPAA Rules. Kleva Health as a digital health technology firm offers a […]

Third-Party Data Breaches Impact Lexington Medical Center and CalViva Health

April 2, 2021 Site Editor

Wake Forest Baptist Health made an announcement that an unauthorized individual acquired access to the systems of Healthgrades Operating Co. Inc, its technology vendor between October 16 and October 28, 2020 and possibly viewed or […]

Iranian APT Group Linked to Spear Phishing Campaign Targeting Senior Staffers at Medical Research Firms

April 1, 2021 Site Editor

Security company Proofpoint has associated the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group called Charming Kitten with a spear-phishing campaign carried out at the end of 2020 aimed towards senior pros at medical research institutions in the […]

New Report Reveals COVID-19 Themed Phishing Tactics

April 1, 2021 Site Editor

At the beginning of 2020, phishers began taking advantage of the pandemic and changed from their typical lures to many pandemic-associated themes for their campaigns. After one year since the COVID pandemic began, researchers at […]

WellnessLiving Receives the HIPAA Seal of Compliance Award

March 31, 2021 Site Editor

The Compliancy Group has certified WellnessLiving, a top-rated business management software provider for health and wellness companies, as HIPAA compliant. Any software company that offers products that are likely to access PHI is categorized as […]

New Jersey Plastic Surgery Practice Resolves Settle HIPAA Right of Access Case by Paying $30K

March 30, 2021 Site Editor

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has reported reaching a settlement with Village Plastic Surgery based in Ridgewood, NJ to resolve potential HIPAA Right of Access violations. Based on the conditions of the settlement, Village […]

Data Breach at Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Insulet Corporation

March 29, 2021 Site Editor

Cancer Treatment Centers of America is notifying 104,808 of its Midwestern Regional Medical Center patients regarding the potential access by an unauthorized person to some of their protected health information (PHI) that is included in […]

Healthcare Data Breach Report in February 2021

March 26, 2021 Site Editor

In February 2021, reported data breaches involving 500 or more healthcare records increased by 40.63%. There were 45 data breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, almost all […]

Canary Global Inc. Receives HIPAA Seal of Compliance Award

March 25, 2021 Site Editor

Compliancy Group certifies Canary Global Inc. as having a good HIPAA compliance program setup. Canary Global Inc. is a medical technology firm that has created a selection of revolutionary medical devices, software programs, and services, […]

Compliancy Group Certifies MyWoundDoctor Inc. as HIPAA Compliant

March 23, 2021 Site Editor

MyWoundDoctor Inc. has been certified by Compliancy Group as having a good HIPAA compliance plan and is dedicated to making sure that all electronic protected health information (ePHI) recorded and sent by its telehealth mobile […]

Data Breaches at Colorado Retina Associates and Walmart

March 19, 2021 Site Editor

On January 12, 2021, Colorado Retina Associates in Denver found out that an unauthorized person accessed the email account of one employee and utilized it to send out phishing emails to contacts listed in the […]

Ransomware Attacks on Three More Healthcare Companies

March 18, 2021 Site Editor

Health plan management and back-office services provider PeakTPA based in St. Louis, MO-based provider reported a cyberattack with protected health information (PHI) theft that occurred on or approximately December 28, 2020. PeakTPA detected the security […]

Data Breaches at Premier Diagnostics, Atlanta Allergy & Asthma and Allergy Partners of Western North Carolina

March 17, 2021 Site Editor

Premier Diagnostics, a COVID-19 testing service based in Utah, has accidentally compromised the protected health information (PHI) of thousands of people. Bob Diachenko of Comparitech discovered two exposed Amazon S3 buckets on February 22, 2021. […]

Ransomware Attack on MultiCare Health System, Woodcreek Healthcare and Sandhills Medical Foundation

March 16, 2021 Site Editor

About 207,000 people were confirmed to have been impacted by a ransomware attack on St. Cloud-based Netgain Technology LLC and that number may still go up. A number of entities in the healthcare sector, such […]

Comment Period on Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes Extended for 45 Days

March 15, 2021 Site Editor

Making changes to the HIPAA Rules is not frequent, therefore whenever there is a proposition for updates, a range of new specifications and updates to existing terms is commonly included. Before undertaking any updates, a […]

Arizona High Court Revives Privacy Lawsuit Over Pharmacy ED Medication Disclosure

March 12, 2021 Site Editor

The Arizona Supreme Court revived a HIPAA violation legal case that a man from Phoenix filed because of a privacy violation by a pharmacy worker associated with an erectile dysfunction medicine prescription. Greg Shepherd, aged […]

FTC Advised to Impose Breach Notification Rule When Fertility Tracking Apps Share User Data Without Permission

March 10, 2021 Site Editor

On March 4, 2021, Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey), and Reps. Mikie Sherrill (D-New Jersey) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-New Jersey)wrote a letter advocating the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to begin imposing the Health Breach […]

Approval of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act

March 10, 2021 Site Editor

Governor Ralph Northam has signed into law the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA). CDPA mandates persons doing business in the Commonwealth of Virginia to follow new data privacy and security standards. The CDPA will […]

Cochise Eye and Laser Ransomware Attack and Petersburg Medical Center Insider Breach

March 9, 2021 Site Editor

Cochise Eye and Laser, an ophthalmology and optometry company located in Sierra Vista, AZ, had a ransomware attack on January 13, 2021 and saw the encryption of its patient booking and billing application. Due to […]

IBM X-Force Report Reveals Healthcare Cyberattacks Doubled in 2020

March 5, 2021 Site Editor

The IBM X-Force published a new report that shows healthcare cyberattacks had a 100% increase in 2020 and 28% of attacks were ransomware attacks. The substantial increase in healthcare sector cyberattacks put the sector on […]

NSA Publishes Guidance on Implementing a Zero Trust Strategy to Cybersecurity

March 4, 2021 Site Editor

The National Security Agency (NSA) has lately published new guidance to assist companies to implement a Zero Trust approach to cybersecurity and have better protection against very advanced cyber threats. Zero Trust is a security […]

Ransomware Attack Cost Universal Health Services $67 Million in 2020

March 3, 2021 Site Editor

2020 was a notably awful year for the healthcare industry in terms of ransomware attacks. Fortune 500 healthcare system Universal Health Services (UHS) based in King of Prussia, PA suffered one of the worst ransomware […]

Accedian Received the HIPAA Seal of Compliance Award

March 2, 2021 Site Editor

The performance analytics and end-user experience solution provider Accedian based in Montreal, Canada has been certified as HIPAA compliant by Compliancy Group. Accedian’s solutions help its clients with their digital infrastructure, at the same time, […]

Data Breaches at Covenant Healthcare, Fisher-Titus Medical Center and University Hospital

March 1, 2021 Site Editor

Covenant Healthcare based in Saginaw, MI has found out that an unauthorized individual acquired access to two email accounts of employees. The account held the protected health information (PHI) of roughly 45,000 patients. The healthcare […]

March 1, 2021: Last Day to Report 2020 Small Healthcare Data Breaches

February 26, 2021 Site Editor

The last day for reporting healthcare data breaches involving less than 500 records that were identified in 2020 is on March 1, 2021. Until then, HIPAA-covered entities and business associates can submit their breach reports […]

Hackers Exploited Vulnerabilities in Accellion File Transfer Appliance and Accessed the Data of Kroger Clients

February 25, 2021 Site Editor

Kroger made an announcement that it has encountered a data security incident, which exploited the SQL injection vulnerabilities found in its Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA). The Accellion FTA is an old appliance that was […]

Healthcare Data Breach Report in January 2021

February 24, 2021 Site Editor

The number of healthcare data breaches involving 500 or more records in January 2021 decreased by 48% month-over-month. There were 32 data breaches reported in January compared to December’s 62. Although this is below the […]

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Wilmington Surgical Associates Over Netwalker Ransomware Attack

February 23, 2021 Site Editor

Wilmington Surgical Associates located in North Carolina is dealing with a class suit due to a Netwalker ransomware attack that resulted in a data breach last October 2020. In most ransomware attacks today, data files […]

Data Breaches at Grand River Medical Group, Granite Wellness Centers, and Texas Spine Consultants

February 19, 2021 Site Editor

Grand River Medical Group based in Dubuque, OH found out that an unauthorized person acquired access to an employee’s email account and might have seen or gathered the protected health information (PHI) of 34,000 patients. […]

PHI of Campbell County Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center Patients Impermissibly Disclosed

February 18, 2021 Site Editor

A Campbell County Health (CCH) personnel had done an email error that led to the impermissible disclosure of the protected health information (PHI) of 900 people. The health system based in Gillette, WY found out […]

21st Century Oncology Data Breach Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval

February 17, 2021 Site Editor

The court has given preliminary approval of a settlement proposal by 21st Century Oncology to take care of a November 2020 class-action lawsuit. The class-action lawsuit was submitted in District Court for the Middle District […]

Ransomware Gang Dumps Information Stolen from Two U.S. Healthcare Organizations

February 16, 2021 Site Editor

The Conti ransomware gang has left a big set of healthcare information online that was presumably taken from Leon Medical Centers based in Florida and Nocona General Hospital based in Texas. Leon Medical Centers experienced […]

Compliancy Group Certifies TeleVine Therapy’s HIPAA Compliance

February 15, 2021 Site Editor

TeleVine Therapy based in New Philadelphia, OH was independently confirmed to have an effective HIPAA compliance program. TeleVine Therapy is a first-class speech and language therapy services provider serving the residents of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and […]

Send Mammogram Receives the HIPAA Seal of Compliance

February 12, 2021 Site Editor

Compliancy Group has certified that Send Mammogram has put in place an appropriate HIPAA compliance program and is found compliant with the criteria as outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. With its […]

Feds Publish Ransomware Information Sheet

February 11, 2021 Site Editor

The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF) published a ransomware fact sheet to increase awareness regarding the ransomware attack threats and offer information that could be used to avoid and offset attacks. An interagency […]

Email Account Breach at Charles J. Hilton & Associates P.C. and Phishing Attack at UPMC Health Plan

February 10, 2021 Site Editor

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has reported that the protected health information (PHI) of over 36,000 patients was potentially accessed by unauthorized persons subsequent to a cyberattack on a company that provides UPMC with […]

The Speech Paradigm LLC Receives the HIPAA Seal of Compliance

February 9, 2021 Site Editor

Compliancy Group has certified The Speech Paradigm LLC as having put in place an efficient HIPAA compliance program. The program is found to be in compliance with the requirements of the HIPAA Security, Privacy, Breach […]

51% More Attacks on Healthcare Industry Web Application in the Last Two Months of 2020

February 5, 2021 Site Editor

Cybersecurity firm Imperva released a report that showed significant growth of attacks on healthcare sector web apps. Imperva Research Labs noted 51% more web app attacks for the period November 2020 to December 2020, the […]

Two VA Employees Covered Up Privacy and Security Risks of Data Project with Flow Health

February 4, 2021 Site Editor

Two personnel of the Department of Veteran Affairs’ (VA) information technology allegedly made false representations regarding the privacy and security risks of a huge data AI project involving the VA and a private firm that […]

Multinational Law Enforcement Operation Brings Down the Emotet Botnet

February 3, 2021 Site Editor

Europol stated that the well known Emotet Botnet was taken down in association with a multinational law enforcement operation. Law enforcement agencies in the United States, Europe, and Canada controlled the Emotet infrastructure, which is […]

Philadelphia Department of Public Health Terminates Vaccine Distribution Contract Due to Alleged Privacy Violations

February 2, 2021 Site Editor

The contract of Philly Fighting COVID to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in Philadelphia city with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health was ended following accusations that the organization’s privacy policies potentially allowed the purchase of private […]

Team Keep Receives the Hipaa Seal of Compliance Award

January 29, 2021 Site Editor

Compliancy Group has certified that Team Keep has passed the compliance requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Team Keep is a nonprofit company that offers a safe online document storage service […]

Ransomware Attacks at Lake Region Healthcare and the University of Vermont Health Network

January 28, 2021 Site Editor

Lake Region Healthcare located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota is having an investigation of a ransomware attack detected on December 22, 2020. The ransomware attack impacted a number of systems of the healthcare company that interrupted […]

December 2020 Healthcare Data Breach Report

January 27, 2021 Site Editor

2020 ended with healthcare data breach reports at the rate of two each day, which is two times the rate of breach reports last January 2020. There was a 31.9% month over month increase in […]

Study Shows Most EHR Vendors are Invovled in Information Blocking Tactics

January 26, 2021 Site Editor

A recent study printed in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) revealed that information blocking by electronic health record (EHR) vendors remains remarkably rampant in spite of recent policymaking that forbids information […]

Roughly 560 U.S. Healthcare Facilities Impacted by Ransomware Attacks in 2020

January 21, 2021 Site Editor

Ransomware attacks have had a big impact on companies and organizations in the United States, and 2020 was in particular a bad year. Ransomware gangs targeted the healthcare sector, education industry, and federal, state, and […]

COPS Monitoring Receives the HIPAA Seal of Compliance Award

January 19, 2021 Site Editor

Compliancy Group has certified that COPS Monitoring based in Williamstown, NJ, the biggest professional monitoring provider in the United States, has put in place a good HIPAA compliance program. The regulatory requirements of the Health […]

Data Breaches at South Country Health Alliance Breach, Precision Spine Care, and AllCare Health Inc

January 18, 2021 Site Editor

Minnesota South Country Health Alliance based in Owatonna, MN has identified that an unauthorized individual got access to a staff’s email account that held the protected health information (PHI) of 66,874 of its members. The […]

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