103,576 Impacted by Sound Generations Breach
A nonprofit organization in Washington state, Sound Generations, reported a pair of data breaches potentially impacting 103,576 clients to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) data breach [...]
New Jersey State Attorney General Settles HIPAA Claims Against Printing Companies
In November of 2021, the New Jersey State Attorney General’s (AG) Office, Division of Consumer Affairs, settled 2 HIPAA claims, one HIPAA claim against Command Marketing Innovations [...]
Telehealth Security Concerns in Mental Health Uncovered in Patient Survey
A recent survey uncovered security gaps in over a third of telehealth appointments by mental health providers. The survey, conducted by Propeller Insights on behalf of Dr. First, asked [...]
The Fines They Are A’Changin’: Lessons from 2021 HIPAA Fines
This year, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolved 14 enforcement actions it had filed against healthcare providers, health plans, and clinical labs. [...]
Is Microsoft Lync HIPAA Compliant?
With videoconferencing virtually everywhere and telehealth growing in popularity, finding a telecommunication application or provider that is HIPAA compliant is vital to your business. One of the earliest widespread [...]
Government Agencies Warn of the Most Dangerous Exploits Ever Discovered, the RCE Vulnerability
On December 14, 2021, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a warning regarding a severe vulnerability in Java logging libraries that allows unauthenticated remote code [...]
Illinois Medical Marijuana HIPAA Compliance Required
The deadline for Illinois Medical Marijuana dispensaries to become HIPAA compliant was December 1, 2021. As of this date, Illinois medical marijuana HIPAA compliance is required for all dispensaries [...]
UKG Ransomware Attack Hits Healthcare Businesses Worldwide
Healthcare providers including NYU Langone University Hospital Long Island in New York and others around the world are reeling today in the wake of a reported ransomware [...]
Planned Parenthood Class Action Lawsuit Filed Following Data Breach
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles faces a class-action lawsuit in the wake of an October cyberattack that potentially exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 409,759 patients. The [...]
2.2 Million Patients Affected by 2021 November Healthcare Breaches
Each month, we publish our monthly breach report in which we examine the previous month’s breaches, and determine the leading cause behind them. In November 2021, there were 64 [...]
