Phishing Attack Reported by Adventist Health Sonora
Adventist Health Sonora in California has discovered an unauthorized individual has gained access to the email account of a hospital associate and potentially viewed patient…
Hackers Demand Ransom Payments from Patients of Florida Provider
Patients of Richard Davis, MD, have reported that they have received ransom demands from a cybercriminal who threatens to release their public information if they…
Georgia Man Charged over False Allegations of HIPAA Violations
A Georgia man has been charged over an elaborate scheme to frame an acquaintance for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)…
Data of 50K Alomere Health Patients Exposed by Employee Email Hack
Minnesota-based Alomere Health is notifying 49,351 patients that their medical data was potentially exposed during a hack on two employee email accounts.
NJCCIC 2019 Year in Review: Ransomware
As 2019 comes to a close, the New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) would like to focus on this year’s top story —…
Former Employee of Hospital Pleads Guilty to Compromising Dozens of Hospital Computers and Coworkers’ Email Accounts and Stealing Their Confidential Information
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Richard Liriano pled guilty to one count of computer…
New Jersey Healthcare System Paid Ransom to Hackers to Stop Hospital Cyberattack
Hackensack Meridian Health paid an undisclosed amount in ransom to stop a cyberattack that has disrupted the hospital owner’s computer network since it began last…
OCR Settles Second Case in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services is announcing its second enforcement action and settlement under its…
New Zeppelin Ransomware Targets Tech and Healthcare Firms in Europe and US
A new form of ransomware called Zeppelin is targeting tech and health companies in a campaign that has security experts worried if it spreads further…
110 Nursing Homes Cut off from Health Records in Ransomware Attack
A ransomware outbreak has besieged a Wisconsin based IT company that provides cloud data hosting, security and access management to more than 100 nursing homes…