A phishing attack on NCH Healthcare System in Naples, FL resulted in the exposure of patient information. NCH Healthcare knew about the suspicious activities on its payroll system on June 14, 2019. A third-party computer […]
The Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued its first financial penalty for a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violation. A high school in Skellefteå was issued a 200,000 SEK fine (€19,000/$21,000) for conducting a pilot […]
An unsecured database online contains the personal data of individuals who exhibited an interest in Vascepa®, a cholesterol drug that Amarin Pharma manufactures. The database contained information including complete names, telephone numbers, email addresses, home […]
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) discovered recently the unauthorized access of the computer applications utilized by its Department of Neurology researchers. The person behind the breach could potentially access the protected health information (PHI) of around […]
Nuvance Health informed some Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) patients concerning their protected health information (PHI) exp. CHN sent to the Connecticut State Department of Public Health a package of medical documents on June 11, […]
The healthcare industry is being attacked with more data breaches. Why do hackers want to target the healthcare industry? FireEye came up with a new report to provide answers to this question. FireEye researchers analyzed […]
The Western District of Wisconsin US District Court has partly dismissed the class-action data breach lawsuit that UnityPoint Health is facing. In February 2018, employees of UnityPoint Health received phishing emails and responded to them. […]
A database which comprises of the personal information of men and women who expressed interest in Vascepa®, a cholesterol drug manufactured by Amarin Pharma, was exposed online. The database, which a third party vendor maintained, […]
Florida’s Integrated Regional Laboratories (IRL) is informing about 30,000 patients regarding the potential compromise of their protected health information (PHI) as a result of the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) data breach, which was discovered […]
medRxiv, a health manuscript archiving firm, recently conducted a study which revealed the prevalent noncompliance with the HIPAA right of access. The researchers of this study mailed 51 healthcare providers requesting for medical record and […]
Eye Care Associates, a fully integrated eye care provider in the northeast Ohio region, had a ransomware attack in late July which led to the inaccessibility of its computer systems. Two weeks after the attack, […]
The ransomware attack on Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, WA continues to cause problems after its attack two months ago. The attackers asked for $1 million ransom payment in exchange for the encryption unlock […]
Because of a phishing attack on April 2019, the University of Missouri Health Care (MU Health) is charged with a lawsuit. MU Health found out on May 1, 2019 the one week unauthorized access of […]
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions proposed a preliminary settlement to resolve the violations of HIPAA, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the electronic health record (EHR) incentive program of the HITECH Act by the electronic health record (EHR) firm […]
Bayamón Medical Center and Puerto Rico Women and Children’s Hospital had a ransomware attack which affected over 500,000 patients living in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. A press release on July 19, 2019 explained the discovery by […]
Bayamón Medical Center and Puerto Rico Women and Children’s Hospital were attacked by ransomware, which affected more than half a million patients from Bayamón, Puerto Rico. A press release on July 19, 2019 mentioned the […]
Businesses governed by HIPAA regulations need to be mindful whenever using emergency text notification systems and ensure not to disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) without authorization. It can be quite difficult to adhere to HIPAA […]
The Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) inspected a California VA medical center recently and found security vulnerabilities linked to medical device workarounds as well as non-compliance with Veterans Health Administration […]
The healthcare industry has had a particularly bad first six months. The many reports of data breaches and the volume of healthcare records exposed every day are very concerning. The trend this 2019 is over […]
A HIPAA business associate from Madison Heights, MI, Northwood Inc., reported hacking of one of its employee’s email account and potential viewing or acquisition of sensitive patient information. Northwood Inc knew about the breach on […]
The first GDPR data breach fine has been issued by Authoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the GDPR data protection authority in the Netherlands, to Haga Hospital in the Hague. The hospital is to pay a GDPR fine of […]
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