Two Data Breaches at WA Senior Care Nonprofit Impact 103K
Sound Generations, a nonprofit that provides food security, transportation, and health and wellness services to seniors and disabled adults in King County, Washington, experienced two…
Maryland Health Department Hit by Cyberattack
Maryland authorities are investigating a cyberattack that took the state Department of Health offline this past weekend, as they determine if any information has been…
EHR snooping leads to criminal HIPAA violation charges in New York
A Long Island-area hospital announced this past week that one of its night-shift employees had improperly accessed electronic health record information in violation of its…
Five enforcement actions hold healthcare providers accountable for HIPAA Right of Access
November 30, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of five investigations in…
Ohio Hospital Diverting Ambulances, Canceling Appointments amid Cyberattack
Southern Ohio Medical Center was hit with a cyberattack early Thursday, Nov. 11, which forced the nonprofit provider into electronic health record (EHR) downtime procedures.
320K Impacted in EHR Vendor Breach, Ransomware Hits Health Systems
An EHR vendor began notifying its clients of a data breach that may have exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI)…
Pennsylvania AG Arrests Caregiver for Stealing Intellectually Disabled Clients’ Personal Information
Attorney General Josh Shapiro, in conjunction with the 47th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, announced that the Office of Attorney General has filed charges against Nelson…
Third-Party Vendor Ransomware Attack Impacts Humana, Anthem Members
Both Humana and Anthem began notifying members that their protected health information (PHI) had been exposed following a ransomware attack on billing and IT solutions…
Indicators of Compromise Associated with Ranzy Locker Ransomware
The FBI first identified Ranzy Locker ransomware in late 2020 when the variant began to target victims in the United States. Unknown cyber criminals using…
Spoofing, Phishing, Ransomware Continue to Overwhelm Health Systems
Hospitals and health systems continue to face an overwhelming amount of cyberattacks, spoofing and phishing incidents, and breaches resulting from unauthorized email access.