Data Breaches on the Rise
The Breach Barometer Report by Protenus for 2019 has been published, analyzing healthcare data breaches in 2018. The report exposed a major increase in healthcare data breaches last year. [...]
Toyota Data Breach Affects Millions
Recently, Toyota experienced a large-scale data breach affecting the personal information of many of its customers in the Asia-Pacific region. There have been several Toyota data [...]
All of Records Erased, Doctor’s Office Closes After Ransomware Attack
Brookside ENT & Hearing Services has permanently shut its doors after a devastating malware incident destroyed all of its electronic medical records. It is apparently the [...]
Phishing Attack Exposes 23,811 Patients’ PHI
The threat from phishing attacks are growing faster than ever before. Healthcare organizations now need to implement the appropriate security measures in order to protect their patient’s information, otherwise [...]
$7.5 MM Class-Action Lawsuit Filed After UCLA Health Data Breach
Patients have filed suit against UCLA Health with a class-action settlement for $7.5 million after a data breach exposed their protected health information (PHI). UCLA first [...]
Healthcare Vendor Triggers Ransomware Data Breach Affecting 600k
Ransomware healthcare data breaches continue to make headlines. Michigan officials have now stated that Wolverine Solutions Group, a Detroit-based billing service, experienced a ransomware healthcare data breach in fall [...]
HIPAA Physical Security is Just as Important as Cybersecurity
There are many misconceptions when it comes to HIPAA and security controls for covered entities. While security is related to technical measures such as encryption, firewalls, and security risk [...]
Avoiding Cybersecurity Disaster: Lessons from the Top Security Breaches
Throughout the world, the frequency of cyberattacks is on the rise, with the US featuring as the largest victim. Typically, small- and mid-size businesses are at [...]
Missouri Email Data Breach Affects Thousands
Cybersecurity threats are continuing to impact how healthcare organizations operate on a daily basis. Choice Rehabilitation of Creve Coeur, MO, recently experienced this when an unauthorized individual hacked into [...]
5 Common HIPAA Privacy Gaps (And How to Avoid Them)
Although HIPAA is known to all healthcare organizations as well as most patients, implementing HIPAA requirements is often easier said than done. The HIPAA Privacy Rule [...]
