Washington Medical Center Proposes Settlement to Resolve Data Breach Case
Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, WA has proposed a settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by victims of a December 2019 data…
TX Woman Who Stole and Sold Protected Health Information Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison
Amanda Lowry, 40, of Sherman, pleaded guilty on Dec. 4, 2020, to conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer and was sentenced to 30…
US Government Launches First One-Stop Ransomware Resource at StopRansomware.gov
Today, as part of the ongoing response, agencies across the US government announced new resources and initiatives to protect American businesses and communities from ransomware…
Connecticut’s Updated Cybersecurity Law Now Protects Patient Data
A newly signed Connecticut cybersecurity law will now allow for the protection of patient data and other private health information.
Controlling Access to ePHI: For Whose Eyes Only? Summer 2021 Cybersecurity Newsletter
A recent report of security incidents and data breaches found that 61% of analyzed data breaches in the healthcare sector were perpetrated by external threat…
TX Fraudster Who Stole Protected Health Information to Fund Spending Spree Sentenced to Prison
A McKinney man, Demetrius Cervantes, 46, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison. According to information presented in court, Cervantes, Amanda Lowry, and…
Healthcare Workers File Lawsuit Alleging Amazon Alexa Devices Violated HIPAA
A lawsuit has been filed against Amazon by four healthcare workers who allege their Amazon Alexa devices may have recorded conversations without their intent or…
Las Vegas Hospital Hit in Cyberattack, Data Stolen
University Medical Center acknowledged Tuesday that it had experienced a criminal data breach after a notorious hacker group began posting personal information purportedly obtained in…
Ohio Health Center Warns Patients of Privacy Breach
More than 7,000 Aultman Health Foundation patients may have had their private records accessed by a former worker as part of a privacy breach, the…
The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2021
This report shares the latest findings as well as new insights into the state of ransomware in the healthcare sector. It explores the prevalence of…