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 [...]
10 Largest 2021 Healthcare Breaches (so far)
It has been a tough year for cybersecurity professionals as hacking groups and ransomware criminals have exposed the records of more than 40 million Americans during an [...]
Healthcare Cyber Attacks on the Rise
Several major health systems have reported an onslaught of phishing, spoofing, and ransomware incidents. While these healthcare cyber attacks use different tactics, they all have the same end goal [...]
Using the SLAM Cyber Security Method to Prevent HIPAA Phishing Attacks
Cybersecurity is at the top of mind for many businesses, especially during October’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The main cause for concern for healthcare organizations in particular is [...]
Health Data Breach Lawsuit Filed Under CCPA
In July 2021, UC San Diego Health notified the public that it had been the victim of a four-month long phishing attack that gave hackers access to [...]
5.1 Million Patients Affected August 2021 Healthcare Breaches
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly posts breaches affecting 500 or more patients to their online breach portal, known [...]
New Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats Reported
As hackers become more sophisticated, it is important to keep up to date with new threats. There are two new threats that are concerning in that they are difficult [...]
How to Prevent Phishing Attacks in Healthcare
Malware and ransomware attacks have become more prevalent in recent times across all industries and market sectors. Large-scale attacks such as the ones perpetrated on Colonial Pipeline [...]
1 Million Patients Affected by June 2021 Healthcare Breaches
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly posts breaches affecting 500 or more patients on their online breach portal. Each month, we [...]
6.5 Million Patients Affected by 2021 May Healthcare Breaches
Every month we release a summary of the previous month’s healthcare breaches, and determine the leading cause behind that month’s breaches. In May 2021, there were 60 breaches reported, [...]
