Geisinger Latest Victim of Blackbaud Breach
The Blackbaud breach has been the subject of headlines for weeks, and Geisinger was one of their clients. Geisinger recently announced that the Blackbaud breach affected 86,412 [...]
Georgia DHS Breach: No Target Off Limits for Cybercriminals
Hackers will go after any target, even a government agency responsible for helping children and families in need. A phishing attack targeting the Georgia Department of Human [...]
CHS Reaches Multistate HIPAA Settlement After OCR Fine
After reaching a HIPAA settlement for extensive HIPAA violations, Community Health Systems reached another settlement with 28 states. Additional details of the multistate HIPAA settlement are described [...]
9 Million Patients Affected by September Healthcare Breaches
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly posts reported breaches affecting 500 or more patients. In September, there were 77 healthcare breaches [...]
September OCR Fines Reach $10.7 Million
The OCR seems to be on a fines spree, with a record number of fines issued in September. There were eight September OCR fines issued, amounting to $10,736,500. More [...]
Universal Health Services Ransomware Attack Largest in History
NBC News has reported that Universal Health Services, a major U.S. hospital chain, experienced what seems to be a ransomware attack. Details of the Universal Health Services [...]
OCR Issues $6.8 Million Fine for HIPAA Noncompliance
Premera Blue Cross (PBC) is a not-for-profit covered entity and business associate. PBC is also an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Shield Association, and serves as the largest [...]
Insider Breach Affects 700 Patients
On June 3, 2020, Geisinger was notified by an employee that a Geisinger Clinic employee was accessing patient records without the need to do so. The employee [...]
Healthcare Hack Leads to $2.3 Million OCR Settlement
In April of 2014, CHSPSC’s information system was hacked. The healthcare hack ended up affecting 6.1 million individuals, exposing their protected health information. As a result, CHSPSC [...]
$1.5 Million OCR Fine Issued for Widespread Noncompliance with HIPAA
Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA has agreed to settle with the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for its widespread noncompliance with [...]
