Healthcare Ransomware Attack Claims 657,392 Victims
Northern Light Health Foundation is the latest victim of the ransomware attack on Blackbaud Inc. Blackbaud was targeted by hackers, as they are one of the largest administration fundraising [...]
3.1 Million Patients Exposed by Unsecure Healthcare Database
Recently, security researcher, Volodymyr Diachenko, discovered a healthcare database left available for public view. The healthcare database, containing the protected health information (PHI) of 3.1 million patients, was easily [...]
Large-Scale HIPAA Security Breach: Improper Use of GitHub
Recently, the improper use of GitHub led to a large-scale HIPAA security breach, leaving the protected health information (PHI) of 150,000 - 200,000 patients available through publicly [...]
Spike in COVID-related Phishing Attacks: COVID 19 Cybersecurity
The coronavirus has had a significant impact on many aspects of life. Many people have started to utilize technology they had not previously used for every day activities. This [...]
$1,040,000 OCR Settlement Reached for Stolen Unencrypted Laptop
Lifespan Affiliated Covered Entity (“Lifespan ACE”) is a HIPAA-covered entity. This not-for-profit health system includes three academic teaching hospitals, a medical and mental health services hospital, and Rhode Island’s [...]
Why Data Protection in Healthcare is Essential
The rate at which healthcare entities are targeted by hackers has increased alarmingly over the course of the past several months. This is mostly due to [...]
One Breach Led to Another: Independence Blue Cross Breach
In 2018, the MyFitnessPal app was hacked, affecting 150 million users. The hack exposed the login credentials for app users; a year later, it was discovered [...]
Is Zendesk HIPAA Compliant?
Zendesk offers support, sales, and customer engagement software. Healthcare providers can use the Zendesk Support Suite to provide virtual patient care via phone, chat, email, text, and mobile. Is [...]
15 Million Affected by LifeLabs Data Breach
LifeLabs, a Canadian based healthcare organization, was the victim of a cyberattack in November 2019. After an investigation conducted by Ontario and British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioners, it [...]
Kaiser Permanente Employee Placed on Administrative Leave
Kaiser Permanente, the California-based American healthcare giant, is one of America’s largest not-for-profit health plans. Kaiser serves over 12 million patients across the country. Recently, Kaiser [...]
