NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Notifies 12K of Healthcare Data Breach
NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Hospital notified approximately 12,000 patients of a breach that occurred in September 2022.
Five Former Tennessee Hospital Employees Charged with HIPAA Violations
A federal grand jury has indicted five former Methodist Hospital Employees for conspiring with Roderick Harvey, 40, to unlawfully disclose patient information in violation of…
Michigan Medicine Notifies 33K Patients of Phishing Attack
Michigan Medicine notified 33,850 patients of a phishing attack that may have exposed their health information after a cyber attacker targeted them with a scam…
Hospital Staff Shared Unauthorized Photos of Dying Patient on Social Media
While trying to cope with his 18-year-old son’s death, Jose Lopez was informed by HCA Florida Kendall Hospital that an emergency room worker had posted…
HIPAA Security Rule Security Incident Procedures
Every October, in recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the federal government and its partners work to educate stakeholders on cybersecurity awareness and how best…
NM Radiology Practice Health Data Breach Results in PHI Exposure
Radiology Associates of Albuquerque, also known as RAA Imaging, informed an undisclosed number of patients of a health data breach involving protected health information (PHI)…
Health System Data Breach Due to Meta Pixel Hits 3 Million Patients
Advocate Aurora Health (AAH), a 26-hospital healthcare system in Wisconsin and Illinois, is notifying its patients of a data breach that exposed the personal data…
White House Sets Sights on New Healthcare Cybersecurity Standards
New healthcare cybersecurity standards and guidance from the White House are on the horizon, Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology…
United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley Reaches Proposed Data Breach Settlement
United Health Centers (UHC) of the San Joaquin Valley reached a proposed class-action settlement agreement to resolve allegations surrounding an August 2021 data breach.
Doctor Admits Criminal HIPAA Scheme for Wrongful Disclosure of Patient PHI
A former physician with medical practices in New Jersey, New York, and Florida admitted wrongfully disclosing patients’ protected personal health information. Frank Alario, 65, of…