Illinois Children’s Hospital Sued over Patient Information Breach
A mother is suing Lurie Children’s Hospital and two former employees who allegedly accessed the medical records of her 3-year-old daughter, who underwent a sexual…
Maze Ransomware Attack Will Cost Cognizant at Least $50m to $70m
A ransomware attack on IT services supplier Cognizant will cost the company between $50m and $70m over the next three months and it will incur…
Department of Homeland Security Update: APT Groups Target Healthcare and Essential Services
This is a joint alert from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National…
Maze Ransomware Hackers Post Patient Data Stolen from Two Providers
The notorious Maze ransomware hacking group has failed to follow through with their assurance the healthcare sector would be off-limits during the COVID-19 pandemic, by…
OCR Issues Guidance on Covered Healthcare Providers and Restrictions on Media Access to Protected Health Information about Individuals in Their Facilities
May 5 the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued additional guidance reminding covered healthcare providers…
Thousands of Medical Records from CMS Hospitals Exposed after Tornado Touches Down
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems began notifying patients on April 23 that their protected health information may have been exposed after a March 3 tornado…
Ransomware Attackers Claim Three More Healthcare Victims
Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado is recovering from a ransomware attack that started on April 21, 2020.
United States Attorney McSwain, FBI Warn of Potential for Videoconferencing Hacking during Coronavirus Pandemic
United States Attorney William M. McSwain warned the community about the potential for hackers to invade and disrupt videoconference meetings that are taking place as…
Former Employee of Medical Packaging Company Charged with Sabotaging Electronic Shipping Records Leading to the Delay of PPE to Healthcare Providers
Christopher Dobbins, 40, of Duluth, Georgia, a former employee of a medical device packaging company, has been charged by criminal complaint for conducting a computer…
HHS: Fraudulent OCR investigator attempting to obtain PHI
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights April 3 warned HIPAA-covered entities of an individual posing as an OCR investigator attempting…