Lawmakers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are asking for a data breach to be investigated. The incident pertains to the contact tracing information of 72,000…
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Beaumont Health, the leading healthcare system located in Michigan, began notifying 6,000 patients about the potential access of their protected health information (PHI) by unauthorized…
A pharmacy chain reported that looters stole the protected health information (PHI) of some of its clients at the end of May at the time…
Lorien Health Services based in Ellicott City, MD, which manages 9 assisted living facilities throughout Maryland had encountered a ransomware attack on June 6, 2020….
A few vulnerabilities were discovered in the Apache Guacamole remote access system. Plenty of companies had been using Apache Guacamole to allow administrators and personnel…
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has published guidance to aid businesses in protecting IP Security (IPsec) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) that are utilized to…
Rangely District Hospital in Colorado began informing patients concerning the April 2020 ransomware attack that affected some of their protected health information (PHI) located on…
A lot of organizations are compelled to modify working strategies due to the COVID-19 crisis. A big number of workers now do their jobs from…
Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente based in Oakland, CA found out that an ex-employee got access to the radiology files of a lot of patients with…
BJC Healthcare made an announcement about the unauthorized persons accessing the email accounts of three BJC employees after replying to the phishing emails in their…
Doctors Community Medical Center in Maryland sent notification to some patients concerning a breach of their PHI. The discovery of the data breach in January…
Peregrine Corporation, also known as PSL Services, found out about the unauthorized access to the email accounts of several employees from December 16 to December…
My Health My Resources (MHMR) of Tarrant County in Fort Worth, TX suffered a phishing attack that resulted in the compromise of some employees’ email…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published an alert to warn private companies in the U.S. concerning Maze ransomware attacks. FBI gave the alert after…
Kalispell Regional Healthcare based in Montana is charged with another legal case on account of the May 2019 phishing attack that allowed cybercriminals to access…
Sunrise Community Health located in Evans, CO uncovered the exposure of a number of employees’ email accounts because of the employees’ response to phishing emails….
Loudoun Medical Group, also known as Comprehensive Sleep Care Center (CSCC), experienced a phishing attack approximately on June 19, 2019. The IT department was notified…
A ransomware attack on Great Plains Health based in North Platte, NE resulted in the encryption of some patients’ health records. Great Plains Health discovered…
Fedcap Rehabilitation is in the process of notifying 2,200 individuals of a data security incident which may have seen their confidential information compromised. New York-based…
Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Washington is notifying 88,399 patients that their confidential health information may have been compromised in a ransomware attack. The hospital…
Northwood Inc. is notifying individuals that their private information may have been comprised in a data breach following a phishing attack. Northwood Inc., based in…
A breach at the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) has compromised the records of nearly 12 million Quest Diagnostics patients. AMCA, a billing collections company…
The Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence is notifying 25,000 patients that their PHI has been compromised in a ransomware attack. SCADD, based in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, a Texan medical centre based in Frisco, has announced that due to a data security incident, the payment information…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
June 25, 2018 The Overdose Avoidance and Patient Security Act – H.R. 6082 – targets to reduce limitations on the sharing of health files of…
June 24, 2018 On June 19, 2018, the central government circulated the final law for the Central Policy for the Defense of Human Topics –…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
HIPAA-secured substances must guarantee protected health information (PHI) dispatched by email is ensured to keep unapproved people from hijacking information. Numerous HIPAA consistent email suppliers…