What Happens to HIPAA Lawsuits?
HIPAA lawsuits - litigation involving a plaintiff claiming violation of a HIPAA regulation - usually do not get very far, as the plaintiffs in a data breach lawsuit against [...]
47K Affected by American Medical Technologies Email Breach
American Medical Technologies recently discovered an email breach that affected 47,767 patients. Details about the American Medical Technologies email breach are discussed below. Is your organization secure? Find out [...]
Proposed Medical Breach Settlement Sets Concerning Precedent
UnityPoint Health was presented a preliminary settlement for a class action lawsuit that contained an unusual provision. The medical breach settlement imposed no “global cap,” setting [...]
How Data Obtained from Healthcare Breaches is Used
The frequency in which healthcare breaches are occurring is cause for concern; it seems like every day there is news about another healthcare breach. Healthcare entities hold a wealth [...]
Business Email Compromise Scammers Target COVID-19 Researchers
Business email compromise (BEC) – also known as CEO impersonation – is a favorite crime of Internet con artists because the practice relies on what any con operation requires [...]
What are Coronavirus Email Scams?
Predictably, cyberattackers have figured out how to take advantage of public fear over coronavirus. Cyberattackers have developed new coronavirus email scams that literally threaten the life of the victim. [...]
March Healthcare Breaches Compromise 800,000 Patients
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reported 38 March healthcare breaches, affecting 828,921 patients. Of the reported incidents, there were 19 breaches [...]
Phishing Emails Seemingly from Popular Companies
Phishing emails target recipients by posing as trusted entities, with the purpose of accessing the recipient's email account. Hackers have become sophisticated in drafting such emails, with 90% of cyberattacks [...]
Be Careful Where You Click: COVID-19 Phishing Emails
There have been recent reports of hackers posing as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to bait people into clicking on phishing emails. [...]
What to Do and How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware attacks are the most common type of malware incident in the healthcare industry, with 85% of all malware incidents classified as ransomware. A ransomware attack occurs when a [...]
