274K Patients Impacted by Benefit Recovery Specialists Credential Hack
More than 274,000 patients from several healthcare providers and payers that use Benefit Recovery Specialists (BRSI) for billing and collections services are being notified that…
Former employee of GA medical packaging co. pleads guilty to disrupting PPE shipments
Christopher Dobbins has pleaded guilty to the charge of reckless damage to a protected computer for deleting and modifying his former employer’s electronic shipping and…
Lawsuits after Ransomware Incidents: The Trend Continues
A lawsuit seeking damages as well as security mandates has been filed against a Florida-based orthopedic group in the wake of a ransomware incident.
Personal Information Exposed in NC Nursing Home Data Breach
Choice Health Management Services, which owns several nursing homes throughout the Carolinas, announced it was the victim of a data breach, which potentially exposed the…
Ransomware Gang Auctions off US Healthcare Data for Bitcoin
Crozer-Keystone Health System recently suffered a ransomware attack by the NetWalker ransomware gang.
Hacker Arrested and Charged over 2014 UPMC Cyberattack
The United States Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Pennsylvania has announced that a suspect has been arrested and charged over the 2014 hacking…
Breaches Reported by Hanger Clinic, Gateway Health, and Sunrise Treatment Center
Sunrise Treatment Center in Cincinnati, OH is alerting 3,660 patients that some of their protected health information may have been accessed by an unauthorized individual…
Michigan Man Arrested for 2014 Hack of UPMC HR Databases and Theft of Employees’ Personal Information
Justin Sean Johnson, who allegedly hacked the human resource databases of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and stole PII of over 65,000 UPMC employees, was…
Data Breach Reported at New Mexico Healthcare Company
Presbyterian Healthcare is notifying thousands of patients about a data breach.
Ten Common Reasons for HIPAA Violations
In the past 12 months, there were 393 protected health information breach incidents reported to HHS.