FBI Issues Alert About Internet Crime Complaint Center Phishing Cheats
February 9, 2018 The FBI has spent the past few months investigating reports of Internet Crime Complaint Center phishing scams. IC3 has been impersonated in…
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Cofense Statement Discloses Latest Malware Distribution and Attack Trends
March 26, 2018 The 2018 Malware Review from security awareness and anti-phishing solution provider Cofense (Formerly PhishMe) looks at malware trends over the past 12…
KnowBe4 Issues Warning About Bogus Active Shooter Phishing Emails
April 23, 2018 The recent shootings at schools in the United States have shocked the nation, with educational institutions now on high alert for any…
Vega Stealer Malware Gathering Identifications from Web Browsers
May 17, 2018 A new variant of August Stealer – named Vega Stealer – is being distributed in small phishing campaigns targeting marketing, advertising, and…
Mnubot Banking Trojan Utilized Attacks on Brazilian Companies
A new banking Trojan – MnuBot – has been detected by IBM X-Force researchers which uses an unusual method of communication. Instead of using a…
Over 400 Models of Axis Communications Cameras Vulnerable to Distant Attacks
June 21, 2018 More than 400 models of Axis Communications’ security cameras contain vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious actors to intercept and view…
WordPress Vulnerability Lets Full Site Takeover
June 29, 2018 A recently disclosed vulnerability in the WordPress CMS Core could be exploited to escalate privileges, remotely execute code, and take full control…
Cincinnati Implements Smart911 Facility to Improve Emergency Response Times
July 22, 2018 The city of Cincinnati has taken steps to improve response times of the emergency services in the wake of a tragic incident…
New Spectre-Class Attack Found by UCR Researchers
July 28, 2018 One more side-channel vulnerability has been found that could be abused in a Spectre-Class attack. This attack method is not stopped by…
Multi-Factor Certification Fail: Single MFA Token Used to Gain Access to All Accounts
August 18, 2018 Multi-factor certification can assist to safeguard accounts and defend against phishing attacks. If an accurate username and password combo is obtained, without…
SharePoint Files Utilized to Collect Office 365 Identifications
August 21, 2018 A phishing campaign called PhishPoint utilizes SharePoint files to steal users’ Office 365 identifications. Huge numbers of phishing electronic mails are being…
Necurs Botnet Now Dispersing Marap Malware
August 23, 2018 The Necurs botnet is being utilized to transmit huge quantities of spam electronic mails having Marap malware. Marap malware is presently being…
Updated Colorado Data Breach Notice Advances: Reporting Period Reduced to 30 Days
February 24, 2018 In January, a new data breach notice bill was announced in Colorado that suggested updates to state rules to improve safeguards for…
Is IBM Cloud HIPAA Compliant?
February 25, 2018 Is IBM Cloud HIPAA compliant? Is the cloud platform appropriate for healthcare companies in the United States to introduce infrastructure, develop health…
District Court Ruling Verifies No Private Reason of Action in HIPAA
June 27, 2018 Patients who believe HIPAA Laws have been violated can submit a complaint to the Division of Health and Human Services’ Office for…
Is Intercom HIPAA Compliant?
March 17, 2018 Intercom’s messaging software-as-a-service solutions are trendy with companies for conversing with possible clients. The solutions have the possibility for use in the…
HHS Files Motion to Dismiss Ciox Health Lawsuit
April 12, 2018 The Division of Health and Human Services has filed a proposal to reject a court case filed by the healthcare information management…
2 to 6 Year Prison Term for Receptionist Who Stole PHI from Dentist Office
April 13, 2018 An ex-receptionist at a New York dental practice has been penalized to serve 2 to 6 years in state prison for stealing…
OCR Reminds Protected Units Not to Overlook Physical Safety Limits
June 2, 2018 The Division of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reminded protected units that HIPAA not only needs technical…
Is SendGrid HIPAA Conforming?
June 16, 2018 SendGrid is an electronic mail marketing platform that lets businesses easily and quickly transmit their marketing messages to clients, however, can the…
OCR Issues Guidance on Separate Approval of Uses and Disclosures of PHI for Research
June 17, 2018 The Division of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has released new guidance for HIPAA-covered units to simplify HIPAA approvals…
May 2018 Healthcare Data Break Report
June 21, 2018 April was a specifically bad month for healthcare data breaks with 41 reported incidents. Although it is certainly good news that there…
OCR Draws Consideration to HIPAA Patch Administration Requirements
July 5, 2018 Healthcare companies have been reminded of HIPAA patch administration necessities to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of ePHI is protected. Patch…
Legislators Blame Oklahoma Division of Veteran Matters of Breaking HIPAA Laws
August 15, 2018 The Oklahoma Division of Veteran Matters has been blamed of breaking Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Laws by three Democrat…
Couple Indicts McAlester Hospital Over Suspected Prying and Impermissible Revelation
August 29, 2018 After the unintentional drowning of their adopted son, Denise and Wayne Russell were communicated by the child’s birth mother who made threats…
1,900 UVA Patients’ PHI Retrieved by Hacker Behind FruitFly Malware
February 24, 2018 Nearly 1,900 patients of the University of Virginia Health System are being informed that an illegal person has gained access to their…
Worker Transmitted PHI After Being Sacked
April 29, 2018 A strange error by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has seen a former worker sent the PHI of roughly 100…
Ex-Worker of Nuance Communications Thieved PHI of 45,000 Patients
May 18, 2018 In the latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Burlington, MA-based Nuance Communications revealed it suffered a data break involving…
3-Year Jail Term for VA Worker Who Thieved Patient Data
June 20, 2018 An ex-worker of the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Long Beach, CA who thieved the protected health information (PHI) of over 1,000…
Boys Town National Research Hospital and NorthStar Anesthesia Found PHI Undermined in Phishing Attacks
July 26, 2018 The phishing attacks on healthcare companies carry on… The previous few days have seen two more healthcare companies declare that electronic mail…
Blue Springs Family Care Ransomware Attack Affects 45,000 Patients
July 27, 2018 Blue Springs Family Care in Missouri has suffered a ransomware attack that has led to the encryption of confidential data. The attack…
Orlando Orthopaedic Center Experiences 19,000-Record Break Because of Business Associate Mistake
August 3, 2018 A mistake made by a transcription facility supplier in the course of a software upgrade on a server has led to the…
Protected Health Information of Three Hundred Thousand SSM Health Patients Disclosed
August 10, 2018 SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City, Missouri is notifying hundreds of thousands of patients that a few of their PHI…
MedSpring Urgent Treatment Break Impacts 13,034 Patients
August 12, 2018 MedSpring Urgent Care, a setup of urgent care health centers in Atlanta, Fort Worth, Chicago, Dallas, Austin, and Houston, has seen an…
InterAct of Michigan Finds Electronic mail Account Compromise
August 19, 2018 InterAct of Michigan, a supplier of mental health and substance misuse cures through clinics in Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids has learnt an…
9,350 Patients of Gordon Schanzlin New Vision Institute Informed of Data Break
August 22, 2018 The Gordon Schanzlin New Vision Institute in La Jolla, CA, is warning thousands of patients that their medical files might have been…
1,790 Patients Stuck by Phishing Attack on Los Angeles Drug and Alcohol Cure Center
August 31, 2018 The West Los Angeles-based drug and alcohol cure center, Authentic Recovery Center, is warning 1,790 people that some of their personally identifiable…
Mailing Mistake Led to Impermissible Exposure of 19,570 Missouri Care Members’ PHI
September 1, 2018 A mistake in a mailing to Missouri Care members reminding them to book well-child visits has led to the unintentional exposure of…
NIST Concludes Guidance on Getting Wireless Infusion Pumps in Healthcare Delivery Companies
September 2, 2018 The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have issued the final form of…
Updates to Cofense Phishing Simulation Platform Increase Even More Chances for Automation
August 25, 2018 Cofense has declared that more updates have been made to its prize-winning phishing electronic mail simulation program, Cofense PhishMe. The updates offer…
Phishing Attack on Legacy Health Leads to Disclosure of 38,000 Patients’ PHI
August 21, 2018 Legacy Health has found an illegal person has gained access to its electronic mail system and the protected health information (PHI) of…
417,000 People Affected by Augusta University Health Phishing Attack
August 19, 2018 A grave data break has been informed by Augusta University Health that has impacted roughly 417,000 people including faculty members, patients, and…
Cofense Develops New Phishing-Specific Safety Orchestration, Automation and Reaction Platform
August 1, 2018 Cofense has created a new product which will shortly be added to its collection of anti-phishing solutions for healthcare companies and included…
Overdose Avoidance and Patient Security Law Approved by House
June 25, 2018 The Overdose Avoidance and Patient Security Act – H.R. 6082 – targets to reduce limitations on the sharing of health files of…
Common Rule Conformity Date Postponed Until January 2019
June 24, 2018 On June 19, 2018, the central government circulated the final law for the Central Policy for the Defense of Human Topics –…
Massachusetts Physician Convicted for Criminal HIPAA Violation
May 6, 2018 Criminal fines for HIPAA violations are comparatively rare, even though the Division of Justice does follow criminal indictments for HIPAA breaches when…
FDA Develops Five-Point Action Strategy for Improving Medical Appliance Cybersecurity
April 22, 2018 The previous few years have seen an upsurge in the number of medical appliances that have come to marketplace. While those appliances…
OIG FISMA Conformity Assessment of HHS Demonstrates Improvements Made but Weaknesses Remain
March 17, 2018 The Division of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General has circulated the findings of its 2017 fiscal appraisal of HHS…
Massachusetts Online Break Reporting Tool Started: Data Breaches Shortly to Be Openly Listed
February 4, 2018 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has declared the introduction of a new online data break reporting tool. The purpose is to make…
Is Ademero HIPAA Conforming?
February 14, 2018 Ademero is a document management software (DMS) supplier whose platform assists companies to keep trail of big numbers of documents and change…