Email Breaches Cause Unauthorized Access to PHI
There have been several healthcare email data breaches reported as of late. These breaches varied in the number of patients affected, however, all of them involved the unauthorized access [...]
There have been several healthcare email data breaches reported as of late. These breaches varied in the number of patients affected, however, all of them involved the unauthorized access [...]
Phishing attacks have long since plagued the healthcare industry, however, as of late, they have rapidly grown in both frequency and scope. Recent healthcare phishing attacks are discussed below. [...]
When you think of a HIPAA email breach, generally the breach occurs as the result of a phishing attack. However, the Campbell County Health breach occurred due to something [...]
January healthcare breaches predominantly affected healthcare providers with 22 of the 30 reported breaches targeting providers. Of the other breaches reported in January, two affected business associates, while [...]
In February of 2021, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) announced that the protected health information of over 36,000 patients may have been accessed by hackers. UPMC contracted with [...]
There were a staggering number of December healthcare breaches reported on the OCR wall of shame, with 48 breaches for the month. The largest of these breaches, an email [...]
2020 saw record-breaking healthcare breaches with some of the largest recorded breaches in history. Several of these breaches occurred due to healthcare hacks and ransomware incidents, leading [...]
Aetna ACE has announced that it has suffered a healthcare breach. According to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) breach portal, the incident affected 484,157 patients. More details regarding [...]
So far in November, the HHS OCR has posted four healthcare breaches on their breach portal, three of which were reported on the same day. These three healthcare PHI [...]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly displays breaches affecting 500 or more patients on their breach portal. In October, there were [...]