Phishing Attack on Baystate Health Affects 12,000 Patients
Baystate Health has notified 12,000 patients a phishing attack on their facility compromised their PHI. Baystate Health, based in Massachusetts, discovered that an unauthorised individual…
FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centre Report Shows Increase in Financial Losses Due to Cybercrime
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) has released a report indicating that financial losses due to cybercrime rose drastically in 2018. The 2018 Internet…
Riverside Counselling Notifies Patients of Malware Attack
Riverplace Counselling Centre is notifying 11,639 patients of a data security incident following the discovery of malware on its systems. Riverplace Counselling Center in Anoka,…
Michigan Attorney General Responds to Wolverine Solutions Ransomware Attack
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued a statement about a recent ransomware attack on the Wolverine Solutions Group, which may have affected up to…
TitanHQ Updates SpamTitan Email Security Solution
TitanHQ has released an update of its SpamTitan email security solution. TitanHQ, which specialises in providing email security solutions to SMBs and MSPs, has added…
Data Breach at PCEMS Affects 20,000 Patients
Pasquotank-Camden Emergency Medical Services (PCEMS) has contacted more than 20,000 patients that their data may have been compromised during a data breach. Hackers exploited a…
Breach at Third-Party Vendor Results in Exposure of Emerson Hospital Patient Data
A breach at a third-party vendor has resulted in 6,314 patients records from Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA being exposed. The breach occurred between May…
Deadline For Small Data Breach Reports Approaches
All HIPAA covered entities (CEs) should be aware that the deadline for reporting data breaches that occurred in 2018 of fewer than 500 records is…
Menlo Security Discovers New Emotet Trojan Campaign Tactic
Researchers at Menlo Security have announced the discovery of a new campaign tactic used by hackers to distribute the Emotet Trojan malware. Menlo Security’s researchers…
Microsoft February Patch Tuesday
Microsoft and Adobe have issued patches for 150 vulnerabilities this February 2019 Patch Tuesday. These updates included patches for 43 critical Adobe flaws and 20…
VFEmail Suffers Debilitating Cyber Attack
VFEmail has announced that it has suffered a debilitating cyber attack which saw nearly all of their data compromised. VFEmail, an email provider, issued a…
Blue Cross Blue Shield Business Associate Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack
A business associate of Blue Cross Blue Shield has announced that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. The breach was reported by Wolverine…
Phishing Attack at Family Physicians Group Orlando Compromises Patient’s PHI
A phishing attack at Family Physicians Group, Orlando, has resulted in 8,400 patients having their protected health information (PHI) compromised. The breach was identified on…
Phishing Campaign Uses Custom Web Font to Avoid Detection
A new phishing threat has been revealed in which the hacker has created a custom web font on their phishing website which renders the malicious…
Email Error Results in PHI of Veterans Accidentally Sent to Unauthorised Individual
A data security incident at Lebanon VA Medical Center has resulted in the protected health information (PHI) up to a thousand patients being accidentally sent…
Mimecast Security Awareness Training in Business Report Released
Mimecast has recently released the results of a survey on employee security awareness training in businesses. The results show that in many organisations, employees are…
Email Error Results in Data Breach at Prairie Fields Family Medicine
Prairie Fields Family Medicine has announced that an email error has resulted in the protected health information (PHI) of nearly 6,500 patients being compromised. Prairie…
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Experiences Data Security Incident
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, a Texan medical centre based in Frisco, has announced that due to a data security incident, the payment information…
Microsoft December Patch Tuesday Overview
Microsoft has issued patches for 39 vulnerabilities this December 2018 Patch Tuesday. Of the vulnerabilities, 10 were rated critical, 9 of which were in Microsoft…
Dharma Ransomware Attack on Altus Baytown Hospital
Altus Baytown Hospital in Baytown, TX, has announced that it was recently a victim of a ransomware attack, with their servers being infected with the…
Bankers Life Data Breach Affects 500,000 Customers
Bankers Life, a health insurance organisation which is part of the CNO Financial Group Inc., has experienced a data breach which has affected more than…
Protenus Publishes Breach Barometer Report for Q3 2018
Protenus, a healthier security organisation, has released its quarterly Breach Barometer Report for Q3 2018. The report is designed to give an insight into the…
Laptop Theft at Raley’s Pharmacy Threatens PHI of 10,000 Patients
Raley’s Pharmacy, associated with the family-owned Raley’s supermarket chain, has announced that up to 10,000 patients may have had their protected health information (PHI) compromised…
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…
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…