Covering the latest news and research on HIPAA, compliance, HIE, privacy, mobile and cloud security in the healthcare industry.
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15 Nov 2023
The federal government urged organizations to prioritize remediate known vulnerabilities, segment networks, and enable multifactor authentication to lower the risk of Rhysida ransomware. - healthitsecurity.com/news/fb…
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10 Oct 2023
Zero-day attacks pose significant dangers to the healthcare sector, but defenders can mitigate risk by patching early and often. - bit.ly/3ZyyvAW
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3 Oct 2023
The Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) publication can be a key asset to improving cybersecurity within healthcare organizations of all sizes. - healthitsecurity.com/feature…
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2 Oct 2023
While security budget growth continues on an upward trend, new research shows that healthcare and other sectors are increasing their budgets by a smaller amount this year compared to last year. - bit.ly/45bRQsZ
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28 Sep 2023
As new state-level data privacy laws go into effect, digital health companies will have to navigate unforeseen compliance complexities. - bit.ly/3Py4VXU
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27 Sep 2023
A skilled nursing facility in Colorado will pay a fine and take corrective actions for allegedly failing to protect patient and employee data during a 2021 data breach. - bit.ly/3REhtzG
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26 Sep 2023
Abnormal Security observed a 167% increase in advanced email attacks in 2023, including business email compromise (BEC), phishing, malware, and extortion. - healthitsecurity.com/news/ad…
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25 Sep 2023
Nuance Communications notified more than 1.2 million individuals of a breach stemming from the MOVEit vulnerability. - bit.ly/3Lz9D6g
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25 Sep 2023
HC3 shed light on the tactics of North Korean and Chinese cyber threat actors that pose a risk to the healthcare sector, such as APT43 and APT41. - healthitsecurity.com/news/hc…
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18 Sep 2023
According to the lawsuit, IU Health failed to protect patient privacy and committed HIPAA violations after a 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion story was leaked to the press. - bit.ly/3PG38RM
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13 Sep 2023
At the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, HHS representatives discussed healthcare cybersecurity focus areas for the next 12 to 24 months.
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11 Sep 2023
The largest publicly operated health plan in the US paid $1.3 million to conclude two OCR HIPAA violation investigations stemming from data breaches.
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11 Sep 2023
The DOJ charged multiple Russian cybercriminals over their involvement in Trickbot malware and Conti ransomware operations, including the Conti attack on Scripps Health. - healthitsecurity.com/news/do…
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8 Sep 2023
Top risks to healthcare cybersecurity include notorious ransomware groups, unpatched vulnerabilities, and the sector’s reliance on technology.
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1 Sep 2023
The healthcare accreditation organization urged healthcare organizations to form a downtime planning committee and take other actions to prioritize patient safety after a cyberattack. - healthitsecurity.com/news/jo…
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30 Aug 2023
Along with international partners, the FBI disrupted Qakbot malware and seized more than $8.6 million in cryptocurrency. - bit.ly/3Ejm9mA
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28 Aug 2023
The MOVEit hack and other third-party data breaches continue to impact healthcare entities across the country, this week’s data breach roundup shows. - bit.ly/3PftvOh
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25 Aug 2023
UnitedHealthcare paid an $80,000 settlement to HHS, marking the 45th case settled under OCR’s Right of Access Initiative. - bit.ly/44ut72C
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23 Aug 2023
Despite an overall decrease in healthcare data breach volume in the first half of the year, the number of records compromised increased by 31% compared to the second half of 2022. - bit.ly/45HW2Bx
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22 Aug 2023
Advocate Aurora Health suffered a data breach last year that impacted 3 million individuals, stemming from its use of tracking pixels.
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