The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reached a $1,000,000 settlement with health insurer Aetna. Aetna agreed to pay this [...]
With an increase in remote working, hackers have become more sophisticated in targeting the platforms businesses are using for collaboration between workforce members. One such hacking attack has been [...]
The Blackbaud breach has been the subject of headlines for weeks, and Geisinger was one of their clients. Geisinger recently announced that the Blackbaud breach affected 86,412 [...]
Hackers will go after any target, even a government agency responsible for helping children and families in need. A phishing attack targeting the Georgia Department of Human [...]
After reaching a HIPAA settlement for extensive HIPAA violations, Community Health Systems reached another settlement with 28 states. Additional details of the multistate HIPAA settlement are described [...]
In an increasingly technology-dependent world, security awareness has never been more important. In fact, the National Cyber Security Alliance recently conducted a study in which it was [...]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly posts reported breaches affecting 500 or more patients. In September, there were 77 healthcare breaches [...]
The OCR seems to be on a fines spree, with a record number of fines issued in September. There were eight September OCR fines issued, amounting to $10,736,500. More [...]
NBC News has reported that Universal Health Services, a major U.S. hospital chain, experienced what seems to be a ransomware attack. Details of the Universal Health Services [...]
Premera Blue Cross (PBC) is a not-for-profit covered entity and business associate. PBC is also an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Shield Association, and serves as the largest [...]
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