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The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services has saved an announcement of HIPAA penalties for literally the day before the [...]
Researchers for the journal Health Services Research recently conducted a study to determine whether there is a relationship between hospital data breaches and patient deaths. Of particular interest was [...]
Before passage of the 2013 HIPAA Omnibus Rule, genetic information was not specifically included in the HIPAA regulations’ definition of protected health information (PHI). With passage [...]
In 2019 alone, at least 3 managed service providers (MSPs) have been attacked by Ryuk ransomware. A Russian-based eCrime group that calls itself “WIZARD SPIDER” has [...]
Healthcare breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in November affected 443,344 patients. There were a total of 26 November [...]
Yet another healthcare organization - Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories - has announced that it has been impacted by the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) data breach. The AMCA data breach [...]
In its’ most recent HIPAA settlement, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a $2.175 million HIPAA fine to [...]
WizCase is a company that has years of experience testing and evaluating cybersecurity tools and products. Recently, WizCase researchers discovered significant database leaks from a number of websites around [...]
Congress recently introduced the Stop Marketing and Revealing the Wearables and Trackers Consumer Health Data Act, nicknamed the Smartwatch Data Act. The legislation, introduced by Democratic [...]
October healthcare breaches, listed on the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) “wall of shame” affected 623,888 patients. Only healthcare breaches affecting more than 500 individuals are listed on the [...]
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