New Jersey Infertility Clinic Settles Data Breach Investigation with State...
A New Jersey infertility clinic accused of violating HIPAA and New Jersey laws by failing to implement appropriate cybersecurity measures has settled the investigation with the state and will pay a...
View ArticleAmerican Osteopathic Association Notifies 27,500 Individuals About June 2020...
Approximately 27,500 individuals are being notified that some of their personal information was stolen in a cyberattack on the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). AOA is a Chicago-based...
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September 2021 Healthcare Data Breach Report
There was a 23.7% month-over-month increase in reported healthcare data breaches in September, which saw 47 data breaches of 500 or more records reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’...
View ArticleUPMC Hacker Who Stole PII of 65,000 Employees Gets Maximum 7-Year Sentence
The hacker who gained access to the databases of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and stole the personally identifiable information (PII) and W-2 information of approximately 65,000 UPMC...
View ArticleVulnerabilities Identified in B. Braun Infusomat Space and Perfusor Space...
B. Braun has released software updates to fix five vulnerabilities in its Infusomat Space and Perfusor Space Infusion Pumps. The vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely in a low complexity attack....
View Article42% of Healthcare Organizations Have Not Developed an Incident Response Plan
Hacks, ransomware attacks, and other IT security incidents account for the majority of data breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, but data breaches...
View ArticleHC3: Cobalt Strike Penetration Testing Framework Increasingly Used in...
The HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a threat brief for the healthcare industry warning about the use of the Cobalt Strike penetration testing tool by cyber threat...
View ArticlePatients Unaware of the Extent of Healthcare Cyberattacks and Data Theft
A recent survey conducted by the unified asset visibility and security platform provider Armis has explored the state of cybersecurity in healthcare and the security risks that are now faced by...
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October 2021 Healthcare Data Breach Report
October saw 59 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, which represents a 25.5% increase from September. Over...
View ArticleOhio DNA Testing Firm Notifies 2.1 Million People About Breach of Personal...
An Ohio-based DNA testing company has recently disclosed a hacking incident that involved the sensitive data of 2,102,436 individuals. DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) said it detected suspicious activity...
View ArticleHHS Launches 405(d) Program Website Providing Resources to Help Mitigate...
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new website that offers advice and resources to help the healthcare and public health sector mitigate cybersecurity threats. The website was...
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Guidance Issued for Healthcare CISOs on Identity, Interoperability, and...
The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) has released guidance for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) on adopting an identity-centric approach to enabling secure and...
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New HIPAA Regulations in 2022
Tt has been several years since new HIPAA regulations have been introduced but that is likely to change very soon. The last update to the HIPAA Rules was the HIPAA Omnibus Rule changes in 2013, which...
View ArticleNew Jersey Fines Hackensack Healthcare Providers for PHI Breach and HIPAA...
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has agreed to settle a data breach investigation that uncovered violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and the federal Health Insurance Portability...
View ArticleMost Patients Don’t Trust Their Healthcare Providers to Securely Store PII...
In 2019, it was alarming that healthcare data breaches were being reported at a rate of more than 1 a day. In 2021, there have been several months where healthcare data breaches have been occurring at...
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November 2021 Healthcare Data Breach Report
The number of reported healthcare data breaches has increased for the third successive month, with November seeing 68 data breaches of 500 or more records reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights –...
View ArticleHIPAA Enforcement by State Attorneys General
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is the main enforcer of HIPAA compliance; however, state Attorneys General also play a role in enforcing compliance with the Health...
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Possible HIPAA Updates and HIPAA Changes in 2022
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 and while there have been some significant HIPAA updates over the last two decades, the last set of major HIPAA...
View ArticleHealthcare Supply Chain Association Issues Guidance on Medical Device and...
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) has issued guidance for healthcare delivery organizations, medical device manufacturers, and service suppliers on securing medical devices to make them...
View ArticleWhat is Considered PHI Under HIPAA?
In a healthcare environment, you are likely to hear health information referred to as protected health information or PHI, but what is considered PHI under HIPAA? What is Considered PHI Under HIPAA...
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