Vishing Attack Targets Spectrum Health Patients
Beware. Hackers have graduated to using vishing attacks to target patients. Vishing attacks occur when hackers call patients disguising themselves as a trusted entity, such as [...]
2.2 Million Patients Affected by August Healthcare Breaches
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly posts breaches affecting 500 or more patients on their online breach portal known colloquially as [...]
Employees Involved in Unauthorized Access to Patient Medical Records of George Floyd
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), the facility that treated George Floyd, fired 13 employees for unauthorized access to patient medical records. More details are discussed [...]
Can Universities Reveal News of Coronavirus Infections?
College students’ return to campus in the fall of 2020 has been a popular news item. At a number of schools, students have been disciplined, and in [...]
Are Search Engines Compromising PHI Security?
It was recently discovered that advancements in search engine capability may pose a risk to PHI security. Researchers from American College of Radiology (ACR), Radiological Society of [...]
Would You Sell PHI? The Shocking Results of a Healthcare Study
Would you sell PHI as a healthcare worker? A new study reveals that many students soon to enter the workforce as a healthcare worker would. The results of the [...]
Patient Data Breach Exposes COVID-19 Patients
On August 17, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) of South Dakota sent out breach notifications to patients exposed by a June 19 data breach. The patient data [...]
New OCR Guidance on Completing a Risk Assessment
Recently, to provide HIPAA covered entities and business associates with assistance in completing their risk assessments, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance. The OCR guidance [...]
Physician Sentenced in Criminal HIPAA Violation
Physician, Rita Luthra, has come under fire for a criminal HIPAA violation. The physician was sentenced to one year probation by the U.S. District Court for [...]
Healthcare Ransomware Attack Claims 657,392 Victims
Northern Light Health Foundation is the latest victim of the ransomware attack on Blackbaud Inc. Blackbaud was targeted by hackers, as they are one of the largest administration fundraising [...]
