Into the Breach Weekly News Roundup February 16, 2022
An employee’s alleged information theft at a Georgia medical center, a cyber security incident at a Kentucky hospital, and signs of a potential ruling in a pending [...]
Morley Companies Ransomware Hack Leaks Data for 500k+
A ransomware hack of Morley Companies Inc. resulted in the possible compromise of the personal data of at least 521,046 individuals. The provider of business process outsourcing [...]
What is a HIPAA Breach Notification Form?
You may have been hearing a lot about HIPAA breach notification reporting lately and for a good reason. The deadline to report small-scale breaches to the Department [...]
FTC Breach Notification Rule Expands for Health Applications
A recent policy statement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dramatically expanded coverage and penalties under the FTC Breach Notification Rule for companies that develop and offer mobile [...]
Don’t Miss the 2022 HIPAA Breach Notification Rule Deadline
Hopefully, you’ve been keeping a list of your minor breaches that occurred in 2021 because now is the time to report them to the Department of Health [...]
NY AG SHIELD UP! Vision Benefits Provider Settles Email Data Breach
In January of 2022, EyeMed Vision Care LLC, a New York vision benefits provider, settled an action brought by the New York State Attorney General against it [...]
2021 HIPAA “Wall of Shame” Healthcare Data Breaches Up 7.5%
With at least six weeks before final numbers are in, the Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website is reporting 713 major healthcare [...]
What’s the Civil Penalty for Unknowingly Violating HIPAA?
When a covered entity or business associate makes the HIPAA Wall of Shame for a significant breach or violation, it often results in huge fines. In some [...]
Accellion Settles Healthcare Data Breach Suit for $8.1 Mil
According to a Reuters report, Accellion Inc., now rebranded as Kiteworks, has reached an $8.1 million settlement to end litigation following a 2020 healthcare data breach that [...]
Data Breach Lawsuit Filed After Theft of Nearly 320k Records
Electronic Health Record (EHR) services provider QRS Inc. is facing a data breach lawsuit following an August cyberattack that may have compromised the privacy of 319,778 patients. Background of [...]
