Cyber Gangsters Hit Uk Medical Firm Poised for Work on Coronavirus with Maze Ransomware Attack
Cyber gangsters have attacked the computer systems of a medical research company on standby to carry out trials of a possible future vaccine for the…
National Cyber Awareness System: Defending against COVID-19 Cyber Scams
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns individuals to remain vigilant for scams related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cyber actors may send emails…
OCR Announces Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced, effective immediately, that it will exercise its enforcement…
Ransomware Forces Illinois Public Health Website Offline Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Hackers have struck an Illinois public health agency at the worst time: A ransomware strain has taken down the website for the Champaign-Urbana Public Health…
Attackers Use Fake HIV Test Results to Target Insurance, Healthcare, and Pharmaceutical Companies Globally
Proofpoint researchers observed cybercriminals impersonating Vanderbilt University Medical Center and sending out fake HIV test result emails that attempted to lure recipients into opening malicious…
HHS ONC Update: ONC’s Cures Act Final Rule Just Released
Today, HHS released the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC’s) Cures Act Final Rule that will help give patients safe, secure access…
Healthcare Provider Pays $100,000 Settlement to OCR for Failing to Implement HIPAA Security Rule Requirements
The practice of Steven A. Porter, M.D., has agreed to pay $100,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health…
Ohio Nursing Home Aide Charged over 2018 Patient Escape
Federal agents have arrested a nurse’s aide who was working when a a dementia patient fled a Canton nursing home two years ago and later…
More than 2,200 Patients Notified after Some Private Records Lost in Possible Privacy Breach
The private health information of 2,298 hospital patients is at risk of being shared after multiple files were lost during transfer between Gulfgate Health Center…
Jordan Health Hit by Ransomware Attack, Shuts Down Computer Network
A ransomware attack has prompted Jordan Health to shut down its computer networks, a spokesperson said Thursday morning.