One Breach Led to Another: Independence Blue Cross Breach
In 2018, the MyFitnessPal app was hacked, affecting 150 million users. The hack exposed the login credentials for app users; a year later, it was discovered [...]
745,352 Affected by June Healthcare Breaches
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly lists breaches, affecting more than 500 patients, on their breach portal, known colloquially as the [...]
Is CallRail HIPAA Compliant?
CallRail is a software service that enables call tracking, recording, and analytics. By utilizing CallRail businesses track marketing initiatives by determining which marketing campaigns drive calls. [...]
47K Affected by American Medical Technologies Email Breach
American Medical Technologies recently discovered an email breach that affected 47,767 patients. Details about the American Medical Technologies email breach are discussed below. Is your organization secure? Find out [...]
Is Zendesk HIPAA Compliant?
Zendesk offers support, sales, and customer engagement software. Healthcare providers can use the Zendesk Support Suite to provide virtual patient care via phone, chat, email, text, and mobile. Is [...]
15 Million Affected by LifeLabs Data Breach
LifeLabs, a Canadian based healthcare organization, was the victim of a cyberattack in November 2019. After an investigation conducted by Ontario and British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioners, it [...]
Is Virtru HIPAA Compliant?
Virtru is an email encryption and data privacy company. Users who pay for a Virtru subscription can send protected health information (PHI) in encrypted emails in programs [...]
Proposed Medical Breach Settlement Sets Concerning Precedent
UnityPoint Health was presented a preliminary settlement for a class action lawsuit that contained an unusual provision. The medical breach settlement imposed no “global cap,” setting [...]
What Are the Penalties for Breaking HIPAA Rules?
Organizations operating in the healthcare industry bear the responsibility of providing proper training to their employees regarding HIPAA rules and regulations. Such employee training is crucial as [...]
Is WebEx HIPAA Compliant?
WebEx is a Cisco web conferencing and online meeting platform. WebEx has described its WebEx for Healthcare video conferencing and mobile app as easy to use and easy to [...]
