Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. (MIE) is an Indiana-based company that develops and offers solutions enabling the exchange of electronic protected health information (ePHI). In May of [...]
Similar to the United States’ HIPAA law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enacted in 2016, protects Europeans’ personal data. HIPAA and GDPR require many of [...]
In light of recent large-scale breaches in healthcare, it is imperative that covered entities (CEs) understand the importance of business associate security. Over the course of [...]
California-based Shingle Springs Health and Wellness Center provides medical, behavioral, dental, and pharmaceutical services. On April 7, 2019, the center discovered that its server had become [...]
The personal health information (PHI) of up to 15,000 patients who received medical care through Los Angeles County’s hospitals and clinics was exposed in a March, 2019 phishing scheme. [...]
On May 13, 2019, security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered the database for MedicareSupplement.com on the internet, and informed the company of the data breach. Although he never received a [...]
Ransomware attacks are cause for concern in the healthcare industry, the wealth of sensitive information, large budgets, and lack of proper safeguards, make the industry the perfect target for [...]
Matt Dinerstein, a former patient at the University of Chicago Medical Center, is accusing the University, its’ medical center, and Google of violating his privacy rights. [...]
Communities Connected for Kids (CCK), a Florida-based organization that provides coordination and oversight of the child-welfare system, recently discovered a hack that lasted 7 months. In March 2019, one [...]
Hackers utilizing phishing attacks disguise themselves as a trusted entity, to send their victims links with malicious content, either through email, text, or instant message. When the receiver clicks [...]
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