In addition to analyzing client ransomware incidents and other cyberattacks, the privacy and data security specialists at BakerHostetler compared incident response statistics across industries and looked at data breach regulatory response and lawsuits.Of all…
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What You Should Know: – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized significant changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), aiming to improve consumer protection in the digital age. – These updates clarify…
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The following is a guest article by Troy Hawes, Managing Director at Moss Adams
The recent cybersecurity attack against Change Healthcare caused dramatic disruptions to one of the nation’s largest prescription processors.
On the morning of…
What You Should Know:
– The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced an investigation into the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG).
– The…
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By Jill McKeon
February 07, 2024 – US Fertility (USF) reached a $5.75 million settlement to resolve allegations of negligence following a 2020 ransomware attack and data breach that impacted nearly 900,000 individuals. USF provides IT…
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By Jill McKeon
January 30, 2024 – Concentra Health Services filed a data breach report with HHS in January tied to a previously reported breach at Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A), a medical transcription company. Concentra’s…
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By Jill McKeon
January 24, 2024 – Singing River Health System in Mississippi suffered a ransomware attack in August 2023 that resulted in a data breach. The breach impacted 252,890 individuals in total, according to a…
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Brian Montgomery, Senior Security Engineer, Altera Digital Health
Research reveals that the total number of data breaches in healthcare has doubled over the last three years. If that doesn’t prompt you to reexamine your organization’s security posture, the…
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The following is a guest article by Dan Yerushalmi, CEO at AU10TIX
In the ever-evolving world of healthcare, the shift from traditional paper records to digital systems has triggered a substantial transformation. This metamorphosis has…
Less than a week before Christmas day, St Vincent’s Health, one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care providers, detected a breach in its IT system.On 19 December, it responded to the incident…
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