AMCA Data Breach Claims Another Victim
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 [...]
$2.175 Million HIPAA Fine Issued for Improper Breach Notification
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 [...]
Patient PHI Discovered to be Freely Accessible
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 [...]
Average Ransomware Payment Amount Increases in 2019
Ransomware is a significant cybersecurity threat to healthcare organizations. Both the volume of ransomware attacks and the average ransomware payment amount have increased between December of 2018 to Q3 [...]
October Healthcare Breaches Affected Nearly 624,000 Patients
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 [...]
152,000 Patients Affected by St. Louis Medical Center Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack beginning in September has left Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers scrambling. The health center declined to pay the ransom, as such they [...]
19,500 UAB Medicine Patients Affected by Healthcare Phishing Attack
The University of Alabama (UAB) Medicine is the latest victim of a healthcare phishing attack, affecting 19,500 patients. A phishing attack occurs when a hacker disguises [...]
5,800 Affected by Business Associate Email Breach
An email breach at Magellan National Imaging Associates claims another covered entity victim, Geisinger Health Plan. Magellan, hired by the health plan to manage their radiology [...]
9,700 Patients Affected by Healthcare Breach
Shore Speciality Consultants Pulmonology Group notified 9,700 patients in breach notification letters that their protected health information (PHI) may have been compromised. On July 8, 2019 the Group discovered [...]
$2.15 Million Civil Monetary Penalty Issued Against Jackson Health
The headline speaks for itself. On October 15, 2019, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) imposed a $2.15 civil monetary [...]
